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It seems that the artists have no status and you’re battling to get one? What is it exactly about?
The notion of status of the artist seems to me, pertaining to various areas of activities not acknowledged so far and which need to be organised and codified. An activity, no matter what it is, can develop, become professional and fully participate in the nation’s life only within an official, negotiated and valued organisation. Artists are members of this society. They would like to live like citizens in their own rights and fully contribute to the common effort. Through their activities, they are representing Burkina Faso throughout the world even if this is not their objectives.
In fact, what, for example, can be stipulated in this status?
The various artistic sectors of activities were developed more than ten years ago. But this evolution is in the informal sector, without any organisation, without any official acknowledgement of the importance and the social role of the artist and the need to protect him/her.
Is its absence a real handicap to the development of the actors in Burkina Faso?
- to blossom out, the artist needs to practise his/her art and develop. But how to become an actor? How to get trained? And how to be remunerated? What are the relationships with the production units? What kinds of work contracts? The existence of a status will certainly contribute to answer these questions. There is no job without a long term construction within an appropriate and specific organisation.
What would you propose for the promotion of the burkinabe artist, actor to help them live on their art?
-What you’ve already undertaken greatly stimulates us and I urge you to keep on. You can be ensured of our full participation.
Do you have any advice for the future actors or film-makers?
- To seize any training opportunity.
In the film« quand les éléphants se battent », I greatly appreciated how naturally you, Bilgo Albert, Georgette Paré, Serge Henri, and many others actors performed. Precisely about this, would you like to work with foreign film-makers of large audience films such as “24h chrono”, “I comme Icare”, “il pleut sur Santiago”, etc,
- If they think I can be helpful.
Any message to your admirers?
- Many thanks for your various appreciations and encouragements. We need you to go further. And with you we’ll go much farther.
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