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BALLET WEST/AMERICAN GUILD OF MUSICAL ARTISTS

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5. Additional PerformersOnly ARTISTs covered by this Agreement may be allowed to engage inany Artist Activity on behalf of the EMPLOYER, except that a child whois a Ballet West Academy student or student of some other program mayperform a child’s or student’s role in EMPLOYER’s productions. Nomore than ten (10) Ballet West II Dancers may be engaged by Ballet Westat any time. Ballet West II Dancers may not be engaged in any role aboveCorps level.The Artistic Director, Ballet Master/Mistress and the Director ofEducation may be assigned character performing roles and not be subjectto AGMA jurisdiction.6. Reengagementa. An Artistic Evaluation shall be conducted by all members of theartistic staff. EMPLOYER and ARTIST may each provide awitness to be present during the ARTIST’s Artistic Evaluationand, upon request by an ARTIST, a Delegate will be present.However, in no event shall EMPLOYER be required to pay anywages, fees or expenses related to the presence of such witnessor Delegate that EMPLOYER is not otherwise already obligatedto pay, if any. This evaluation shall be scheduled for everyARTIST prior to February 15. An ARTIST shall have theopportunity to ask questions and make comments during theevaluation process. An audio tape recording of the evaluationwill be made and retained by the EMPLOYER. At the conclusionof the evaluation, the ARTIST may receive a copy of the tapedevaluation. In the event there are any deficiencies orcircumstances which are regarded as adverse to the proficiencyor career growth of the ARTIST within Ballet West or the longrangeplans of Ballet West, such deficiencies or circumstancesshall be presented and discussed during the Artistic Evaluation.b. If the Artistic Staff feels the deficiencies discussed may result innon-reengagement, the EMPLOYER at the request of theARTIST must allow the ARTIST six (6) work weeks to improveupon those deficiencies. At the conclusion of the six (6) workweek period, the ARTIST will be scheduled for a secondevaluation. The purpose of the second evaluation will be todiscuss which, if any, of the same deficiencies or circumstancesdiscussed in the initial evaluation remain unresolved. TheArtistic Director may not introduce any new problems at thistime. If it is the EMPLOYER’s intention at the time of thisevaluation not to re-engage the ARTIST for the subsequentcontract year, the Artistic Director must state such intent duringthis Artistic Evaluation. The Artistic Director shall meet with anARTIST prior to the issuance of a letter of non-reengagement to26

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