BALLET WEST/AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS

ii.iii.iv.APPRENTICE ARTIST I and II shall each be no more thanone (1) year in length.After completion of the APPRENTICE ARTIST II year, theAPPRENTICE ARTIST II must be accepted into theCompany with at least a CORPS ARTIST ranking orreleased from his/her contract.APPRENTICE ARTIST shall be assigned performanceresponsibilities only in roles equivalent but not superior togeneral Corps roles. The EMPLOYER will advise all guestchoreographers of this provision;3. Guest Artistsv. If at any time an APPRENTICE ARTIST is cast to performa SOLOIST or PRINCIPAL role, the EMPLOYER shallcompensate such APPRENTICE ARTIST the CORPSARTIST rate outlined in Section V. A. 1. of this Agreementfor each week such APPRENTICE ARTIST performs sucha role.EMPLOYER may engage a GUEST ARTIST for a Performance or aPerformance Series. EMPLOYER shall compensate GUEST ARTIST atno less than the applicable minimum rates set forth in Section V.A.1. ofthis Agreement. The EMPLOYER shall notify AGMA of its intention toengage a GUEST ARTIST.4. Supplemental ArtistsEMPLOYER may engage a SUPPLEMENTAL ARTIST on a weeklybasis, only after the EMPLOYER has satisfied the employment guaranteeoutlined above in Section IV.A.1.a. of this Agreement, as a means ofsupplementing the number of COMPANY ARTISTs engaged. TheEMPLOYER shall compensate the SUPPLEMENTAL ARTIST at no lessthan the NEW ARTIST rates outlined in Section V.A.1. of thisAgreement. In the event the EMPLOYER engages a SUPPLEMENTALARTIST, the EMPLOYER shall notify AGMA. Further, the number ofSUPPLEMENTAL ARTISTs shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of thetotal guaranteed number of COMPANY ARTISTs engaged for saidcontract year. A SUPPLEMENTAL ARTIST may not work more thanfifty percent (50%) of the guaranteed number of work weeks of saidcontract year. At no time may a SUPPLEMENTAL ARTIST be engagedto perform a SOLOIST or PRINCIPAL role. Waivers will be liberallygranted where necessitated by incapacitating illness or injury of ARTISTs.25