A city that is home to a population of about 180 different nationalities changes constantly. Using the city itself as an urban stadium has been a trend in Amsterdam for the past decade, bringing new sports event concepts to life.
Caroline Bourgeois
Executive committee vice-chair; Mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles; Responsible for sports and leisure, Espace pour la vie, French language and East of Montréal
Historically, sport and culture have been bedfellows. Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Movement, originally conceived of the Cultural Olympiad as a competition in art, music, sculpting, architecture, and literature (Garcia, 2012) stemming from his belief that sport and art should be closely aligned and that the Olympic Games offered an ideal vehicle to promote that agenda.
Have you heard of a jackalope? A portmanteau of jackrabbit and antelope, this mythical animal from North American folklore is described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns. Combining a legendary existence with high level athletic performance, the Jackalope is the perfect spirit animal for the events powered by Tribu, a Canadian event organiser specialising in action sports and adrenaline, all without taking itself too seriously! And one of these festivals is
taking place in Montréal.