Northern Ballet has already cut some of our touring work due to funding cuts.
Now, Northern Ballet is being forced to consider getting rid of our jobs for some touring productions and replace us with a recording.
That means less work for us, and less live ballet for towns and cities across the UK.
We’re already on freelance contracts. Some of us are already using foodbanks to survive.
Arts Council England and Northern Ballet: we and the undersigned call on you to get round the table and agree a realistic funding package that will protect our jobs and keep Northern Ballet live
Why is this important?
Northern Ballet’s funding hasn’t changed much since 2015.
In the biggest cost of living crisis for decades with inflation hitting record highs, that’s a significant real terms funding cut.
As a result, musicians’ jobs are on the line.
World-class orchestra musicians working for an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation should not have to rely on foodbanks to survive.
It is essential that Arts Council England and Northern Ballet agree a realistic funding solution that protects union jobs and enables everyone to have access to live ballet that is genuinely live.
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