Contract 2007-2011 - American Guild of Musical Artists

(3) Extraordinary Risk – The term “Extraordinary Risk” shall beapplied to a performance or on stage technical or Dress Rehearsal which entails one ormore of the following high risk feats for an Artist:(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)suspension from a trapeze, wire or like contrivancemore than four (4) feet above the stage floor;performing on stilts or like devices which placeARTIST’S feet more than four (4) feet above the stage:operating explosive or pyrotechnic devices;handling fire;any other form of high risk feat endangering Artist(s)to injury as mutually determined by AGMA and theEMPLOYER prior to the first performance.Notwithstanding the foregoing, performing on any construction or apparatusbuilt above the stage floor or orchestra pit, regardless of height, shall not be considered“EXTRAORDINARY RISK” if it is of such stability, width, and protective danceablility,as mutually determined by AGMA and the EMPLOYER.For each instance of Extraordinary Risk the Artist shall be compensated at therate of $45.00 for each on-stage Technical Rehearsal, each Dress Rehearsal, and eachPerformance.If the agreed upon conditions of Appendix A are met by the Employer, the use ofsharp weapons, swords, and/or other props used as weapons, shall not be consideredExtraordinary Risk.(4) Seniority Minimum – For the purpose of determining theeligibility of the Artist to any seniority compensation provided for herein, an Artist shallbe required to have been employed by the Employer no less than eighteen (18) weeks,not necessarily consecutively, during the fifty-two (52) weeks prior to August 1 st of eachyear.Any Artist who is signed to an Artist’s individual contract after the effective dateof this Basic Agreement shall have his/her seniority compensation computed on thebasis of the provisions contained herein. Any Artist who is already under contract at thetime of the effective date of this Agreement and who has been receiving senioritycompensation under the Basic Agreement heretofore in effect shall not have anyseniority compensation he/she is presently receiving diminished.(5) Maximum Number of Performances – The Artist may berequired to take part in not more than eight (8) performances per week. If the Artistshall be required to take part in more than eight (8) performances in any week, he/sheshall be paid not less than one-seventh (1/7 th ) of his/her agreed upon weeklycompensation for each such additional performance. Each Artist shall receive duringPerformance Weeks one (1) Free Day as defined herein.(6)Pro-Rata Performances4847-3313-3571.10 13