What we discovered is still a fully functioning fortress. “He’s been in his own water since last season. The owner closed the door but never opened it again.” Nikos Aliagas told me. D-2 is getting the finishing touches: painting, assembling furniture, assembling 60 cameras that will film the residents… For 7 weeks, excitement roams the corridors as the new promotion prepares to unpack. . ““Everything has been redone, except for the toilets with messages from former candidates on the walls,” he said. Jean-Louis Blot, President of Endemol France, explains.
Manager room – Staff room
It’s in a former production office located in an annex where Michael Goldman (son of Jean-Jacques) is acting as director. She shares this completely renovated room with other teachers, as the weekly class council is also held here. Photos of old promotions adorn the walls, and on the shelves we can read hidden files such as “Jean-Pascal Disciplinary Committee” or “Extinct Alexia-Laroche Joubert”…
Theatre
“The previous theater was built in an old swimming pool, it’s totally impractical today” Jean-Louis reveals Blot. The new theater, located outside the castle, is adorned with red velvet curtains and three rows of comfortable armchairs. Used as a production office at the time, it is now here where academics work on stage narration.
dance hall
The elegant glass roof, designed by Gustave Eiffel, where Kamel Ouali served, was not repaired in time. That’s why the dance hall was moved at the last minute under a big tent. Between laying the linoleum and installing the heating, production started a real race against time so that this room could accommodate students. However, the essential is already there: a piano and a large mirror stand in the middle of a real mess!
Music room
Drums, guitars, piano, microphones, mixing table… Without a doubt, this will be the students’ favorite room. They have everything for improvement. On the walls we discover photographs of artists such as Sting and Sofia Essaïdi or Anne-Laure and Céline Dion performing a duet with former students…
Castle
It’s impossible not to miss the red “Promo 2022” banner adorning the entrance hall. On the right is the kitchen. At this important place in life, the production decided to put on a huge program. So there’s no excuse for being late to the stage statement! To the left is the large lounge area where premium interrogation takes place. New this season, no windows are hidden. Daylight partially illuminates the castle, a good solution in times of energy saving. There is a telephone corner near the stairs at the entrance. Academics each have one minute a day. However, if they do not have the right to hold their smartphones, they can create content on social networks. The production will be responsible for publishing them. Upstairs, students can rest in two dormitories, “girls” and “boys”.are free to send themselves according to their proximity” explained our guide.
Sarah Ibri
Source: Programme Television
