The Beijing team of Micro Skate invited Jean Yves Blondeau to perform on kids event at Xi An 2015.
side waves
On the margin of the event, Jean Yves had the opportunity to visit the terra-cotta warriors. More interesting was to try to go on the mountain roads. Jean Yves found a street on google map that was not connected to the road network at the foot of the mountain. This place was very interesting to roll in BUGGY ROLLIN.
Pictures of the downhill at Xi An 2015
Story video about making the video with all the lost pictures inside.
Before going to Xichang 2015, Kelvin from SEBA Shanghai told Jean Yves Blondeau that the food is delicious and the girls are nice. Could not believe it.
Proof of paradise
Once arrived in Xichang, it was a surprise to see so many nice woman in the street. This place is 20 – 25 degree all the year. Every thing grows up. So the food has a lot of variety. the Xichang food if it is not too spicy si healthy and fresh.
Mountains and lake
Xichang is surrounded with hills and mountains, and it has a nice lake. This place became Jean Yves Blondeau’s favorite place in china
Show and fans constellations.
Unfortunately we lost a lot of data in several computer crash. But people contacted in Xichang stays good friend over the years. And when rollerman comes back in Xichang he will surely make more videos . The warm welcome of Xichang people stays in heart. It was a revelation that friends are like stars in the sky that makes constellation and galaxy in which you live. that thing is the only wealth.
The last pictures.
Filming at Xichang 2015
With kindness a family bring jean Yves to a closed temple road on the hill. Sunny could find the solution to pass the gates of police by inviting local TV station, and then rent moto taxi. You can see all the family on the bikes that lift us up.
Press 2015 ; BVR bank advertising made in south Africa featuring Rollerman Jean Yves Blondeau.
South african pass.
The shooting of the BVR Bank advertising took part in Toitskloof pass near Cape town in South Africa. One more time choosing the road was a fight for good floor quality. We know this road because we already made video for buggy rollin at this place. But the surface was very poor, and made a lot of vibration.
In the mind of the nice director, all the pictures were like jet plane views with the noise and travellings. We could shoot in only one day. And came back home without injury.
2015 Jean Yves made 2 advertising , first was Skoda in China second was BVR bank for Germany.
BVR advertising film
Press 2015 : Funk Shau press in germany
Funkshau ordered a picture of ROLLERMAN wearing grey titan suit for the cover of their magazine. The picture was made by Christophe Lebedinsky in studio le fauteuil in Paris with Jean Yves Blondeau. By the way the pictures of Kiki laebedinsky are excellent.
Press 2015 : Ski Board Magazin featured Jean Yves Blondeau and BUGGY Ski in one magazine. The reporters were passing at la plagne to meet Jean Yves blondeau wearing BUGGY SKI suit.
Jean Yves Blondeau made an advertising of VolksWagen group Skoda in China as main actor. The concept is crossing over disciplines. A rally car driver, a super mountain bike pilot and Jean Yves Blondeau as Rollerman in black tiger and dragon BUGGY ROLLIN wheel suit are racing down a mountain. They are not only racing but playing interact and build complicity together through their own way of expression. For example Rollerman is holding the hand of the driver of the car to get speed. Rollerman is pushing the bonnet of the car to set the pace. Together with the car they draw trajectory line on the road that looks like a dialogue between two characters.
The advertising won a price of best commercial film in china for 2015.
Rollerman at La Bouille for French downhill championship. There was longboard butt board and luge. The village became the french capital of downhill for a week end. Jean Yves Blondeau, went there with several BUGGY ROLLIN suit, some BUGGY ROLLIN T-shirts and caps to hold a booth in order to promote BUGGY ROLLIN sport . He also made the downhill run of the race. It was a good place to take time to speak with people and to try the BUGGY ROLLIN suits.
Jean yves Blondeau took time to visit his friend Xiao Qing . So Rollerman at Qin Huang Dao happened. Jean yves was warmly welcomed by local skate shop owner. He made show at the club meeting on the central square of Quin Huan Dao, and met the local TV for interview helped by Xiao Qing. He tried to go on mountain for downhill but the weather was not good enough ride. we could see some real size transformer. China is the country in the world which has the most numerous real size metal transformer characters in the street. There were also a strange castle and artistic view of Tintin rocket. We hope to come back soon.
Rider man and rollerman at the Shanghai Show 2015 open freestyle competition.
Shanghai Show 2015 history
Luckily, Riderman was invited with Rollerman to make synchronized show at Shanghai Show 2015 open freestyle competition.
The choreography was prepared in France on the theme of the medieval jousting to remember the knights who are the ancestors in armor. The knights are facing each other from part to the other of the stage and they run against each other. They do not hit each other. It is not a fight to destroy the other one but something to construct together coherent motions where synchronicity and precision plays a big role.
In conclusion, this was also the first time for Christophe to come to China.
For the third time of BUGGY ROLIN in Lishui Hebei China, Riderman could come with Jean Yves Blondeau to make show. But the first thing to do is to meet the good friends. We met RRRRRUBY Shen and Daisy Vincent William. All the gentle friends that we met years before. Interesting to see with the time the destiny of every one is changing from student to busy life. Ruby is now a teacher, she is married and mummy. Daisy is working in another city but she makes effort to come to visit and help us in Lishui.
On the side of event, thanks to Daisy and Vincent, we could explore some mountain road and make downhill with Riderman and Rollerman in BUGGY ROLLIN suit.
Lishui 2015 pictures
Lishui 2015 video of freeride downhill with riderman and rollerman on mountain road around Lishui.
This is an introduction video for all the Lishui serial video . You must watch all the serial !
Rollerman was invited to make a show in Zhongning China. This is a interesting city in the middle of the desert build on the side of the yellow river. The speciality there is red wolfs berry from which they make an alcohol. We could find some picture of advertising every where with the head of jackie Chan.
The culture is muslim due to the silk road history.
there was the first time to meet Xiao Long who build his orange Metallic squary BUGGY ROLLIN wheel suit. After trying the suit of jean yves, he decided to purchase one.
Making show on carpet is no good for a good choreography. the wheels are not rolling the motions are slow.
Jean Yves Blondeau has became spokesperson for the Meilang Meidong rollerblading club in Beijing in march. He had to make a presentation at the annual Micro Skate meeting for China. He also did a choreography show on stage. But it was difficult to perform precise motion because of the deep red the carpet on the floor of the stage. Every motion were also slowed down. that makes difficult to catch up with the music.
Anyhow It was a big show, held in a big palace in the suburbs of Beijing. As conclusion, everyone received the same uniform and took a picture with all the participants. This is where Jean yves met Xiao Qing who will be part of BUGGY ROLLIN’s team in China.
There was a group of dancers who lent themselves to the photo set staged with Rollerman.