Stromae was pinned due to working conditions in his last clip

Stromae is installed. Filming for Stromae’s “Fils de Joie” clip, which was revealed this week on the networks, has become the target of criticism.

An additional dancer and colleague noted working conditions during the filming of this title, from the Belgian artist’s new album “Multiple”.

Filmed in January in the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels, with temperatures approaching 0°C and a step considered inappropriate, this video sequence did not leave the best memories of a dancer hired by production company Abyssal for the clip’s needs. RTBF Media. Before sharing her experience on the microphone, the young woman first challenged Stromae on the networks, Belgian radio reported. She did not stain the words.

Pay, organize, contempt…many grievances

“You who defend the values ​​of social justice, why did you choose abyssal production that does not even seem to care about properly rewarding cultural workers?” And so I posted before pointing the finger at a long list of dissatisfactions considering pay. “Is it really consistent? 150 euros for 5 days of work (rehearsals, installation and shooting in the open air), ”the artist began. But the grievances do not end there. “Contracts, terms and workloads revealed after the result of the casting. Receiving email planning at night or at the last minute. Disregard and unprofessionalism on the part of the organization and choreographers of the dancers. Not to mention that the pies serve the food…”

In response to a question from the RTB channel, the young woman returned not to organize this photo session, which she finally left prematurely. “We knew the shooting days, but not the training days. So for someone who worked — there were teachers, there was a little bit of everything… — he wasn’t quite sure how to organize for the week,” I explained to our colleagues before comparing pay to “expenses.” For me, the bonus is an employment contract, not compensation. If we want to offer 150 euros for such work, in some cases it is okay. If the project calls for volunteering, there it is, yes.”

Very difficult photography

And she’s clearly not the only one who didn’t appreciate this portrayal. Availability, time capacity, cold … Additional certificate, paid €60 per day as determined by RTBF, also depicts challenging conditions. “We had to be there from 6 a.m., and in general, the day ended around 5 p.m. That’s two days in a row. The problem is when you realize what it takes in terms of time, availability, energy, and in this case, physical condition, since the shooting was done In January it was about 1°C but it felt like -2°C, knowing we didn’t move. It was really hard.”

For her part, at the beginning of the week, Stromae posted a thank you letter to everyone who contributed to this project, while revealing this new clip on the networks.

“It took months of work and hundreds of people (credits list is great) to get there. Thank you to all who contributed directly or indirectly to this project” can we read. Currently, the singer has not responded to these denunciations.