tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post7048585959094203689..comments2024-03-24T11:56:43.208-07:00Comments on Showbiz David: Mass Performer Walkouts at Cirque du Soleil?Showbiz Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-48637660808369599152008-03-04T10:36:00.000-08:002008-03-04T10:36:00.000-08:00Wade,Compensation for what a person does vs. what ...Wade,<BR/>Compensation for what a person does vs. what they are "worth" is all relative, the way I see it...Its hard to compare, for example, how much a clown gets paid on a show for what he does vs. what someone of your stature would be paid. Each are important to the show but play very different roles...when you boil it all down, probably none of us are paid what we are worth (compared to the blood sweat and tears that we put into it)...however, we all have choices in life and it is up to us to negotiate our deals to get as close to the money "we are worth" as possible...<BR/>I hope this answers your question and if it didnt, I feel certain you will let me know...<BR/>Respectfully,<BR/>Lauren FairchildAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-20074623892808594852008-03-04T08:47:00.000-08:002008-03-04T08:47:00.000-08:00Lauren, You may have an answer for the thread ...Lauren,<BR/> You may have an answer for the thread of March 2nd. What exactly is "a heck of a lot of money?" How does 35 weeks on a mud show that moves everyday with no days off, compare to other occupations and their compensation? I would beg to differ on the whine or complain deal.<BR/>Your friend,<BR/>Wade BurckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-59331530914347484302008-03-04T07:46:00.000-08:002008-03-04T07:46:00.000-08:00"Most of the performers in Kooza feel overworked, ..."Most of the performers in Kooza feel overworked, underpaid, disrespected and unappreciated. How can performers be expected to give their all under such circumstances?"<BR/><BR/>Aww poor babies...try doing a 35 week season on a mud show that moves everyday with no days off..! We DID "give it our all" every single day and we didnt whine or complain about the conditions. We did our job and we did it well and we made a heck of alot of money in the process...<BR/><BR/>Lauren FairchildAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-36584912362349753372008-02-26T18:30:00.000-08:002008-02-26T18:30:00.000-08:00Just wait till they find them selves out doors in ...Just wait till they find them selves out doors in a rodeo arena with mud blowing sideways.<BR/><BR/> This is precisely the point. Many of these performers will never find themselves in this position. They're used to being treated a certain way because they have been working in places that respect them. I don't think there's anything wrong with demanding respect if you want respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-89090681466983189072008-02-15T11:15:00.000-08:002008-02-15T11:15:00.000-08:00Many thanks, Wade, for your nice comments. So man...Many thanks, Wade, for your nice comments. So many things can be viewed from so many angles. And that's what, I guess, makes life interesting!Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-6565925508322020572008-02-13T06:49:00.000-08:002008-02-13T06:49:00.000-08:00showbiz david, Wonderful, wonderful blog. And...showbiz david,<BR/> Wonderful, wonderful blog. And you don't appear to shy from the unpopular. Very commendable, for learning both side's of an issue.<BR/>Wade BurckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-32309168335817644402008-02-07T07:42:00.000-08:002008-02-07T07:42:00.000-08:00Sure............just hit the road. I'm sure they ...Sure............just hit the road. I'm sure they will find all they are looking for in terms of working conditions, respect, and money. Just wait till they find them selves out doors in a rodeo arena with mud blowing sideways.<BR/><BR/>Ross HartzellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-10674808176734932672008-02-02T16:59:00.000-08:002008-02-02T16:59:00.000-08:00As a person close to the performers who are walkin...As a person close to the performers who are walking out, I can assure you that they are all leaving because they are all unhappy. The original cast of Kooza consists of many artists and musicians who are extremely talented, who know their worth and are used to a certain type of treatment. But apparently, the ones in management positions at Kooza are not all experienced and do not always treat the artists with respect.<BR/><BR/>Most of the performers in Kooza feel overworked, underpaid, disrespected and unappreciated. How can performers be expected to give their all under such circumstances? <BR/><BR/>There will definitely be more artists leaving. But I wish the best to the ones who have already left. I hope they find a place to perform where they will be treated with respect and their talents will be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-84278303033677863882008-02-01T11:38:00.000-08:002008-02-01T11:38:00.000-08:00I do sound rather naive. Seemed so stunning for t...I do sound rather naive. Seemed so stunning for the Cirque empire, about which I don't know nearly enough. Sometime I will do a posting about my failed attempts to get interviews from them. They went back and forth, as if to be mystically birthing a position from which to be protectively approached, so preciously afraid to speak in the end. Stranger than strange. Would that be called an enigmatic ethos?Showbiz Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921904778000552196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36845215.post-89980215777473701812008-02-01T09:57:00.000-08:002008-02-01T09:57:00.000-08:00Historically performers break contracts, just as h...Historically performers break contracts, just as historically circus cuts wages if things are slow. Cirque has never been accused of overpaying anybody. Those in an unpopular unit manager or performance director and people leave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com