Paris on stage at the Seine Musicale. This is the concept of the Eurovision Junior stage organized in France on December 19. France Télévisions unveiled on Tuesday a first glimpse of the decor signed Miguel Hernando.
The stage will be 20 meters long by 30 wide. A structure reminiscent of the Alexandre-III bridge will be attached to each of its sides. A dome in light, reminiscent of that of the Grand Palais, will overhang the whole which will also include a constellation of spotlights.
“We wanted the perfect alchemy between the magic of Christmas and” The City of Light “, the City of Light, this Paris which makes Europe dream”, explains to 20 minutes Alexandra Redde-Amiel, director of public service entertainment and head of delegation for Eurovision.
375 square meters of screens
The bridge-shaped structure will accommodate the green room, this space where the candidates of the competition reserved for 9-14 year olds will be gathered … “Children are the stars, we wanted to put them in the rank of stars, whether they are there on the set”, underlines Alexandra Redde-Amiel.
The decor will include 375 square meters of screens, including a 7 m high main screen. “A proscenium [une avant-scène] will consist of a screen on the ground so that the delegations can have fun in the construction of their tables ”, continues the patron saint of entertainment. And to add that the show will take place in public. La Seine Musicale should be able to accommodate some 3,250 spectators.
The France Télévisions project is clearly ambitious. “Eurovision Junior was watched by 32 million viewers last year, we can not not be ambitious,” says Alexandra Redde-Amiel, ensuring to be in “the same dynamic, the same desire and the same requirement as if we organized Eurovision [adulte] “. “I hope that this plateau will be remembered in the years to come. That people say to themselves “Do you remember, that was the year when the set was Paris”, “she continues.
Nineteen countries will participate in the Eurovision Junior 2021 which will take place in the afternoon of Sunday, December 19 and will be broadcast live on France 2 from 4 p.m. France was given the task of organizing it after Valentina’s victory in the previous edition.