Contract 2007-2011 - American Guild of Musical Artists

29. POSTING OF REHEARSAL PERFORMANCE AND CASTING SCHEDULES ANDPOSTING OF BASICS(a) A call board will be provided in each place where rehearsals areregularly scheduled and all notices concerning rehearsals, including coaching andspecial rehearsals, must be officially posted thereon and filed by the RehearsalDepartment. In addition, a complete list of all Dancer Roles and Super Roles shall becompiled and posted for each ballet.Four (4) weeks prior to September 1, January 1 and May 1 of each year, theEmployer shall advise the Dancers of the tentative schedule, to the extent known at thattime, of the ballets to be performed during each succeeding four (4) month period.Proposed casting for principal roles shall be posted four (4) weeks prior to theperformance. Such posting shall consist of “principal roles,” i.e., those announced to thepress. Proposed “announceable roles” shall be posted on the bulletin board three (3)weeks prior to the performance, and full casting two (2) weeks prior to theperformance, provided that, where necessary, the Employer may list roles as “TBA.”.Any change in proposed casting following any posting shall be made by the Employerupon personal notification to each Dancer involved, sufficiently in advance of theperformance involved, except in cases of emergency.(b) During rehearsal and Performance Weeks, the tentative rehearsalschedule shall be posted four (4) days in advance and shall be firm two (2) days inadvance. The EMPLOYER shall institute a call-in system, which shall be approved byAGMA.(c) Where no rehearsal call is posted by the time set forth in subparagraph(b) above or where changes take place in rehearsal schedules already postedand the Artist has been dismissed, the Employer shall notify the Artist personally of thecorrect rehearsal call by 11:00 P.M. on the day preceding the day in question; provided,that during Rehearsal Weeks, such notification may only take place when the requiredchange is caused by an emergency as herein defined, in which case such rehearsal shallbe compensated as set forth in Paragraph 15(e) Emergency Rehearsal. In the event thefirm schedule is changed during Rehearsal Weeks for any reason other than anemergency, each Dancer who participates in such a rehearsal shall receive penalty payfor each one-half (1/2) hour of changed rehearsal time.(d) If the Employer does not abide by the foregoing (a), (b), (c) or any partthereof, the Artists shall be exonerated for any lateness or missing of rehearsalsoccasioned thereby.(e) Basics shall be posted and be defined as a list of those Dancers who aretentatively designated to learn roles. The basics shall be subject to change at any timefor any reason. For existing ballets that are not expected to be substantially changed,the Employer shall post the basics one (1) week prior to rehearsal or on the first datethat the Dancers return after a lay-off. For new ballets or those substantially changed,the Employer shall post the basics one (1) week after the commencement of therehearsal for the ballet.4847-3313-3571.10 27