Nadia Lesy
Co-Director, Brendon Samuel
Co-Director, Shane "Sage" Samuel
Nadia Lesy In 2009, Bullettrun’s Artistic Director Nadia Lesy created her company. She is an alumni of Hampshire College and LIU’s New Media and Performing Arts Program. Nadia is passionate about parkour, dance, media and social justice. She believes that collaboration is the key to making great art. Nadia has choreographed for clients such as Intel, PlayStation and Milk Studios. In 2016, she established Wildrun, a free parkour program that gives back to community, with fiscal sponsorship by the City Parks Foundation. Her parkour videos and dance films have been screened at festivals such as Dance on Camera, Hampshire Reel and America Dances! Jubilee. Currently, Nadia serves as a tenured, certified NYCDOE Dance Educator. Publications of her writing include The evolution of Hip Hop dance and the music video in the era of MTV.
Co-Director, Brendon Samuel I was born in Grenada, a tiny island in the Caribbean. I immigrated to this country in 2002, at a young age. I am the elder brother of Shane “Sage” Samuel. I first started doing calisthenics in 2009. I was introduced to parkour by my younger brother Sage. I fell in love with the art of parkour after learning the basics. In 2016, I was hit by a car after my morning exercise. For several months, I was physically incapable of doing the most basic tasks. My physical recovery took 3 years and gave me time to reflect. I wanted a higher education. I also wanted to not only walk again but to do parkour and calisthenics as before. I applied to The Borough of Manhattan Community College as my first choice. Since then, I have earned a degree majoring in Business Management. My goal is to pursue an MBA in Business Management at Baruch College. Currently, I am fitness trainer and a parkour instructor at Bullettrun’s City Parks program. I returned to my old routines of calisthenics and parkour, with the help of my brother (Sage) and Bullettrun family. My academic and physical achievements would have not been possible without the discipline of parkour, calisthenics, and my involvement in Bullettrun. I now help direct our parkour program in parks. I also apply my professional services/ consulting skills to make Bullettrun’s economic future even brighter.
Co-Director, Shane "Sage" SamuelBorn in Grenada, I immigrated with my family to the United States in 2002. Growing up in East NY, I began to practice parkour and established Team Impulse in 2008. For years, my team served as community leaders and fitness role models for men, women and children who lived around Lincoln Terrace Park. In 2015, I joined Bullettrun and was cast as the lead model and action star in Rag & Bone's 2016 Spring fashion film. Pleased with my unique talents and charm, Rag & Bone cast me in their 2017 and 2018 fashion films and exhibits. I have always performed with Bullettrun for clients such as Intel, Empire State Winter Games, Playstation and Telemundo. Besides working as a model and performer, I teach parkour as a certified instructor. Since 2016, I have also helped developed Bullettrun's parkour youth program in NYC Parks. I am fond of saying, "parkour is life" and truly believes this; since such a discipline has served as a way to not only improve my life, but those of my friends and family.
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