pittsburgh ballet theatre, inc. - American Guild of Musical Artists

(d) During half (½) hour prior to curtain going up, the stage will be free for use bythe Artists when possible.(e)as it is set off.No ballet shall be set in which any dancer is located within five feet of a flashpot37. COSTUMES, WIGS, SHOES AND MAKEUP(a) The Employer agrees to supply the Artists with all costumes, wigs, hair coloring,shoes, body make-up, and all costume accessories (i.e., jewelry, fans and so forth) prior toperformances and rehearsals where required.(b) During the first week of employment the Dancer shall receive one (1) pair of toeshoes and additional pairs of toe shoes as are reasonably needed thereafter. Female Dancersshall be provided with soft rehearsal shoes when their use is required by the Employer. AnyDancer voluntarily leaving the Employer for a dancing position with another Ballet Company,who has not yet exhausted a special shoe order placed through the Employer, shall be required totake any remaining shoes with him or her and shall reimburse the Employer for the actual costthereof. Whenever specialty footwear (i.e., jazz shoes, character shoes, boots, tennis shoes, etc.)is required, fittings will take place within twenty-four hours of basic and orders will be placedduring the next regular business day after fitting.(c) The Employer shall maintain its present practices regarding the distribution oftights, leotards, dance belts for male Artists, and soft-soled shoes.(d) All other character shoes provided to the Artist by the Employer shall becomfortable shoes. All character shoes and boots shall be properly repaired and reasonablyfitted before any use, and Artist shall be expected to go to fittings for that purpose. All charactershoes shall be available to the Artists forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the dress rehearsal orforty-eight (48) hours in advance of the performance if they are a replacement pair of shoes.(e) When the Artist shall be required to use make-up on any part of the torso excepthis/her shoulders and hot shower facilities for the removal of this make-up are not available tothe Artist at the place of performance, the Employer agrees to compensate the Artist at the rateof an additional Ten Dollars ($10.00) for cleaning purposes in each such instance.(f) The Employer agrees that while on tour it will carry the Artist’s make-up andpractice clothes from point to point except in case of emergencies. The Employer shalldistribute the Artists’ make-up and practice clothes to the make-up tables no later than one (1)hour prior to performance time. All Dancers’ costumes will be distributed in dressing rooms nolater than by half-hour call, and a wardrobe person will collect each Dancer’s costumes after theperformance and return the costumes to be packed and stored. Dancers shall not be required todistribute or pack their own costumes at any time. Theater cases shall be delivered to the theaterone (1) hour prior to the first call of the day. Theater cases shall be made available to the Artistson the crew’s first work day after they return from the tour. Artists shall be compensated at therate of Five Dollars ($5.00) per day on any day when they are required by the Employer to carrytheir own theater cases. Such payments shall not be made on days when the Artists are onlyrequired to carry their own theater cases in the theater.31