The 2019 research video: a snapshot of the year rather than a list of tricks.
Videos
Fire in motion.
“The flames are in constant movement, luring you in” (Breath of Fire, 2014). Films, festival galas, and a library of tricks sorted by family.
Films
The teaser, “much too epic”, shot on a Friday.
Training and trick research at Le Chêne, June 2016. Music: Ereez.
A short film by Jérôme Régnier, made in collaboration with Quarante-Quatre.
Short documentary for the My RØDE Reel contest: a fire breather and his practice.
On stage
A collective video of fire breathers from several countries, the United States and Canada among them. I represent Paris and the Palais de Tokyo.
The full act at the Artemisia gala in Potenza.
The France-Belarus duo on stage in Uzhhorod.
A set on the Kyiv Fire Festival 2016 open stage.
An excerpt from the “Check this” act on the Gomel Fire Fest stage, September 2016.
Eleven seconds of flame passing.
Burn Crew Concept’s 22nd anniversary at the Palais de Tokyo.
20 October 2024: burners gather at the Palais de Tokyo for the birthday of Burno, keeper of the Palais.
Fire artist Lila Margaux’s birthday night.
Three years of Halloween at the Palais de Tokyo in a minute.
A burners session at the Palais de Tokyo: fire sabre and fire breathing, with Burno, Nellie Mayani, Julien DPZ and others.
Halloween with the Palais de Tokyo Burners.
A Halloween fire jam on the Palais de Tokyo esplanade, with Béatrice Roche, Lila Margaux, Pierre Boutang and Vincent Mng.
Camera work and behind the scenes
Behind the scenes of the Breath of Fire short film.
Behind the scenes of Eric Dany’s “Into the fire vortex” shoot, with Sandeulc.
A 2016 fashion film with model and designer Evie Calypso: religious symbolism and the graphic texture of flame.
An ad made by FireHood Production in 2016, set design by UareDesign. Fire placed for the frame and the label.
Training logs
The sessions in detail
Three training sessions, each with its video and credits.
Tricks
Clips posted on Instagram since 2018, with their original titles. Each one is a marker: what I could do that day, and what I wanted to do next. Click to play.
Sustain and direction
Holding the flame, placing it, choosing its direction.
“Fire breathing: tricks 2019, ‘Control, Adapt, Move’”
2021 · 0:30
“Joliiiiie”
2020 · 0:07 · By Lila Chupahoops
“Just a sustain”
2019 · 0:07 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“Break Down”
2019 · 0:14
“Move, Dance, feel the flame”
2019 · 0:05
“Relax, it’s time for fire breathing”
2019 · 0:11
“Compilation”
2019 · 0:23
“Step by Step”
2019 · 0:09 · By Gwendoline Chopineau, Roger Vidal
“Choose the direction”
2019 · 0:07 · By Gwendoline Chopineau, Roger Vidal
“Flow fire breathing”
2018 · 0:06
“Saturday night fire breathing tricks”
2018 · 0:06
“Fire breathing arch”
2018 · 0:06
“Animated fire breathing”
2018 · 0:06 · By Lebonreflex
“Double fire arch sustain”
2018 · 0:06
360s, 720s and spins
Turning with the flame without breaking it.
“22 years old and we were still going in circles.”
2026 · 0:20 · By Lebonreflex
“1170° control, top to bottom”
2020 · 0:11 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“Cross-legged sit to 720° and more…”
2020 · 0:16
“Right / left / turn”
2019 · 0:08 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“Wall to 360°”
2019 · 0:08
“Walk-360-Reverse”
2019 · 0:09
“Diagonal 360°”
2019 · 0:10
“Tilt and rotation”
2018 · 0:06
“Double 360°”
2018 · 0:04
Flashes, catches and stunts
Catching your own flame, jumping, going upside down.
“Flash some Flash and flex”
2026 · 0:10 · By Lebonreflex
“Handstand sustain”
2021 · 0:09 · By Lila Chupahoops
“Handstand fire-breathing sustain”
2021 · 0:09
“Back flash to sustain, and a snake surprise”
2020 · 0:09
“Ghost immolation catch rodeo”
2020 · 0:08
“Ghost flash catch up”
2020 · 0:10
“Change the direction”
2019 · 0:07
“Flash to back”
2019 · 0:04
“Gravity? No way!”
2019 · 0:08
Fire katana
Breath combined with Kiwamu Miyakubo’s katana.
“Be one with my katana”
2022 · 0:05
“Jump?”
2019 · 0:32
“Flexibility?”
2019 · 0:19
“Fire breathing × katana combo”
2019 · 1:01
“How to start 2019?”
2019 · 0:40 · By NLP Photographie
“Chill and fire katana flow with the Palais de Tokyo Burners”
2018 · 0:58
“Katana combo”
2018 · 0:08
Hybrids
Eating, breathing, passing fire as a pair.
“Forgot my fire-breather’s torch guess I’ll use my arm instead.”
2026 · 0:29 · By Lebonreflex
“Joue contre joue”
2018 · 0:30 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“Hybrid tricks: fire eating × fire breathing”
2018 · 0:12
On stage
Galas, battles, festival fire jams.
“Madame Loyal”
2022 · 0:09
“Fire Breathers in Paris”
2022 · 0:49 · By Lebonreflex
“Live”
2021 · 0:08
“Under Fire, avec Soupless”
2021 · 0:07 · By Soupless, Pyroboobz
“First festival workshop announcement!”
2021 · 0:20
“Diagonal sustain”
2020 · 0:06 · By Lila Chupahoops
“Rotate”
2020 · 0:07 · By Lila Chupahoops
“Check this”
2020 · 0:09 · By Lila Chupahoops
“Never surrender”
2020 · 0:08
“Tricks or treat”
2019 · 0:09 · By Lebonreflex
“EJC 2017 memories”
2019 · 0:18
“Light Up”
2019 · 0:35
“Artemisia gala show”
2018 · 0:15
“Artemisia Opening trick”
2018 · 0:08
“Fire Life Fest 2017, reportage de la chaîne Ukraïna”
2018 · 0:39
“Fire Life Fest 2018, reportage de la chaîne Ukraïna”
2018 · 0:33
“Turn”
2018 · 0:08
“Tricking time”
2018 · 0:07 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“First flame at @artemisiafiregathering”
2018 · 0:16
“Always bigger”
2018 · 0:06
“Fire Life Fest 2018”
2018 · 0:06
“Artemisia Fire Gathering 2018”
2018 · 0:34
“Fire breathing battle? Let’s do some push-ups!”
2018 · 0:22
“Pray to the lord of fire”
2018 · 0:18
Flow and research
Movement, feeling, experiments.
“Be one with flames”
2026 · 0:14 · By Lebonreflex
“Time to flex after Bass”
2024 · 0:16
“Dancing with the shadow”
2021 · 0:30
“Memories from Artemisia”
2021 · 0:08
“Flame FX first test”
2021 · 0:05
“On your knees”
2020 · 0:08 · By Lila Chupahoops
“I’m a dragon”
2020 · 0:07 · By Gemma and the Driver, Lila Chupahoops
“Feel the flow”
2019 · 0:07
“Sparkle Time”
2019 · 0:10 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“Feel like Jesus”
2019 · 0:22
“Improvise, Adapt, Overcome”
2019 · 0:10
“Teaser tricks 2019”
2019 · 1:00 · By Gwendoline Chopineau
“Training under the sun”
2019 · 1:00
“Fire breathing”
2019 · 0:40
“Under shoulder tricks”
2018 · 0:07
“This moment where you find a rush that makes you laugh”
2018 · 0:11
Let’s talk
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