About twenty children took part in the town hall’s grand casting.
The new headliner of the “Portes en fête” event is well known and his face will appear on all of the Town’s communications media. To find this ambassador, an appeal was launched on social networks last month. The winner was selected by a jury on November 20, following a city hall casting. About twenty candidates were auditioned, including ten from Portois. “We didn’t think we’d have such success, underlines David Esteves, responsible for cultural programming. Three candidates perfectly met our expectations. We were looking for someone who should both represent the 30th anniversary of Portes en fête and also a certain dynamism ”.
“For fun”
Through her good humor, Éléonore Rivier, an 8-year-old resident of Loriol, perfectly matched the municipality’s criteria. For Stéphanie Rivier, her mother, “the casting went well and the whole team was on top. We did this for the fun and pleasure of participating “. It should be noted that Éléonore’s brother is licensed at the Portes archery club. While the young people were posing, their parents were made aware of how the child’s image will be used.
On Saturday 11 December, Alexandre Bienfait, photographer for ten years, welcomed the winner to his studio in Bourg-de-Péage, in order to take various photos. A little shy at first, she quickly became very close to the photographer. The idea was to stage it with various musical instruments (guitar, ukulele, drums). “We can’t wait to see the end result”, enthuses the mother. The poster is expected to be unveiled in January.
