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. handling fire or performing near or around fire.3. It shall be an Extraordinary Risk when an ARTIST without adequaterehearsal time performs using any device which obscures vision. Theadequacy of rehearsal time shall be determined by the EMPLOYER andthe Delegates.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, performing on any construction orapparatus (e.g. platform built above the stage floor or orchestra pit),regardless of height, shall not be considered Extraordinary Risk if it is ofsuch stability, width and protective danceability and having such railingsas may be necessary so as to assure the safety of the ARTISTs as mutuallydetermined by the Joint Committee.5. If the conditions of Exhibit B, Sections K and L, are met by theEMPLOYER, the use of sharp weapons, swords, and/or other props usedas weapons, shall not ordinarily be considered Extraordinary Risk.R. FREE DAY – shall be defined as a period of at least twenty-four (24) consecutivehours commencing midnight and ending 10:00 a.m. of the second day, duringwhich the ARTIST shall not be required to perform or execute any ArtistActivities. The Free Day shall not be interrupted by photo calls, costume fittingsor any other Artist Activity. In the event of a School Performance, the Free Daymay end at 9:30 a.m. of the second day; in the event of travel while on tour, theFree Day may end at 8:00 a.m. of the second day.S. GUEST ARTIST – A GUEST ARTIST is any ARTIST who has been engaged toperform as a SOLOIST or PRINCIPAL for less than the guaranteed number ofweeks to perform a specific body of work(s) due to his/her extraordinary meritand artistic ability.T. INTERMISSION – An Intermission is a break in a performance of fifteen (15)minutes or more. The EMPLOYER shall determine when an Intermission shalltake place.U. MASTER CLASS – shall be defined as a teaching activity in which an ARTISTis compensated above and beyond his/her weekly compensation to teach noncompanymembers within the profession on behalf of the EMPLOYER.V. NEW ARTIST – NEW ARTIST shall be defined as an ARTIST, so designatedby the Individual Artist’s Contract and/or public announcement, programs orother literature issued by the EMPLOYER.EMPLOYER may designate an ARTIST as a NEW ARTIST notwithstanding theARTIST having danced the prior year with Ballet West II, or another preprofessionalprogram, or as an APPRENTICE I with EMPLOYER or anotherprofessional ballet company. An ARTIST shall not be considered a NEW6
ARTIST because of an erroneous or inadvertent designation as such in anycompany announcement or literature.EMPLOYER may not designate an ARTIST as a NEW ARTIST, if the ARTISTdanced twenty (20) weeks or more in the preceding twelve (12) months in a rankhigher than that of a first (1 st ) year apprentice in a professional ballet company.W. OVERTIME – shall be defined as the rate to be paid in designated circumstancesas follows: The ARTIST’s actual weekly compensation divided by thirty (30),times one and one-half (1 ½). Overtime will be accrued in one-half (½) hourincrements.X. PENALTY - shall be defined as the rate to be paid in designated circumstances asfollows: The ARTIST’s actual weekly compensation divided by thirty (30), timestwo (2). Penalties will be accrued in one-half (½) hour increments. Tabulation ofpenalty must be submitted by the ARTIST to the EMPLOYER within two (2)weeks after the event precipitating the payment incurred.Y. PERFORMANCE – shall be defined as an appearance which does not exceedthree and one-half (3 ½) hours and which includes all of the following elements:1. ARTISTs appear one-half (½) hour before posted performance time;2. All performing ARTISTs appear in full costume and make-up;3. All scenery, lighting, props and costumes are utilized;4. Full orchestra or performance music is utilized;5. There is a paying audience;6. The program is presented in full.Z. PERFORMANCE SERIES – shall be defined as a run of Performances of a fulllength ballet and/or a mixed bill, separated by Rehearsal Weeks, during a contractyear.AA.BB.CC.PERFORMANCE WEEK - shall be defined as a week commencing on Mondayand ending on Sunday, during which at least one (1) Performance is given.PREVIEW PERFORMANCE – shall be defined as a Dress Rehearsal where theARTISTs are required to wear full makeup, costumes, and hair styles wheneverthere is an audience of two hundred (200) or more. Preview Performances shallbe considered full Performances and shall run as a Performance absent unforeseencircumstances.PRINCIPAL ARTIST – shall be defined as an ARTIST who has been sodesignated by the EMPLOYER in the Individual Artist’s Contract for7
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c. School Performances shall not ex
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a. Performance AccessoriesReturning
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a. All costume pieces will be distr
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4. ShoesUpon signing an Individual
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e. Ballet Slippersi. Female ARTISTs
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l. TouringFor tours of less than tw
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container. The liability for damage
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overtime incurred while traveling a
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16. HotelsIn the event that an ARTI
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and the same applies returning to C
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SECTION VIII. MEDIA/PUBLICITY/PROMO
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tapes to be made. ARTIST shall furn
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C. PHOTOGRAPHY1. No photo calls sha
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EXHIBIT “B”HEALTH AND SAFETYAGM
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7. When the rehearsal space is with
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is applied. In no event shall a flo
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I. MakeupAll makeup and makeup adju
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4. At the conclusion of the scene,
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