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Admission fee for spec- tators will be $1.50 adult. $1, student. and 50c for children under 16 years of age. For further information call either Ron Day (744- 9551) or Al MacLean (743- 5201). At the end of the tourna- ment there will be black belt demonstrations of both martial art styles Competitions will be held in mens and womens sparring and kata. All bouts will be two minutes stop time in length. The Scarlet Dragon Kung-Fu Society and the Kitchener Jiu-Jitsu Club are jointly sponsoring an invitational martial arts tournament. The tourna- ment will be held at 12 pm on Saturday, March 19 at the Kitchener Family Martial arts tourney That great lady of the American dance, Agnes de Mille, left an indelible im- print upon the Company some years ago. A more re- cent important influence is that of J.ohn Neumeier, the American-born direc- tor of the Hamburg State Opera. Other famous names spring to mind: George Balanchine, founder. of the School of American Ballet, Sir Frederick Ash- ton recently retired director of the Royal Ballet of Eng- The Royal Winniptg's ad- herence to its own style, its search for the new and in- novative along with the tried and true, has led it to in- vite to Winnipeg not only outstanding choreograph- ers, but artists from many other fields. Thus, over the years, new horizons have opened, new goals have been set and a number of highly successful experi- ments in dance theatre have been made. Choreographers, set and costume designers, com- posers, musicians, even writers, film makers and actors have all contributed over the years to bring be- fore the public the high standards and fresh outlook for which RWB is so justly famous. When the curtain rises on a performance by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the ballet contains the talented touches of a number of gift- ed people - the highly trained dancers, of course, the touches of director Ar- nold Spohr and music direc- tor and conductor Neal Kayan - plus many peo- ple who are never seen on the stage. This IS not the first time the Royal Winnipeg has sold out in this area. In 1973, the Cultural Programmes' Centre at the University of Waterloo brought this company to the Twin Cities for three dates and these were a sell-out as well! The professionalism of this Company is' the secret to its outstanding success. Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company is coming to the Humanities Theatre on March 25 and M. The tickets for both these per- formances have sold out weeksinadvance. Royal ballldr sold out at U W Many famous dancers have performed with the RWB too. Two greats from the New York City Ballet, Violette Verdy and Ed- ward Villelle; Francesca Zumbo and Patrice Bart of the Paris Opera Ballet: Henning Kronstam, pre- mier danseiir of the Royal Danish Ballet; Annette av Paul of the Royal Swedish Ballet and Rimma Karel- skaya and Boris Khokhlov of the Bolshoe have all Theatrical designers also inftuemxfRhe finished bal- let performance. Robert Prevost of the CBC, whose work for Theatre de Nou- veau Monde of Montreal and the Stratford Festival is well known, has created sets for RWB. Robert Dar- ling of Vancouver and the great German designer Jur- gen Rose have done sets and costumes. Other artists in other fields who have con- tributed over the years are sculptor Ted Bieler, poet Leonard Cohen, film direc- tor Don S. Williams and playwright George Ryga. land. Michael Small: former- ly of American Ballet Theatre, British choreo grapher Jack Carter, Ameri- cans John Butler and Ben- Jamin Harkarvy, Mon- trealer Brian Macdonald now artistic director of Les Grands Ballets Cana- diens, Winnipeg's own Pad- dy Stone and Vancouver- born Norbert Vesak. An expectant mother is required to give two weeks' notice in writing of the day she intends to leave. She is entitled to begin her leave any time within 11 weeks before the baby's birth but she must take at least six weeks of her leave afterwards If the employer wishes the employee to begin her leave before she wants to do so, the employer must prove that she IS unable to perform her normal duties adequately Naturally. pregnancy does not prevent an employee from being dismissed for valid reasons not connected With pregnancy, but pregnancy alone cannot be the cause of dismissal where an employee is eligible for leave. When she returns to work, the new mother is guaranteed the right to her former position or to a comparable position with no loss of seniority or benefits at the same salary. We have a law in Ontario which permits any pregnant woman, married or not, to take a 17-week unpaid leave of absence from work to have her baby. This law covers part-time as well as full-time employees, provided that they have been working for the same employer for at least 63 weeks before the expected date of birth I The employee IS eligible for Unemployment Insurance If you are employed and going to s',1rsims have ababy, you’re entitled 'iEiiiiii, to pregnancy leave. Bosl to the roster, while 1974 brought Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland -in their world premiere together. guested with the Company. 1973 added the illustrious name of Dame Margot Fon, teyn with partner Heinz For the apbearances of the This is what Ontario is doing to make certain You receive it. and a they will be perform- ing Le Beau Soir, Adagiet- to, Sebastian choreograph- ed by John Butler and the wonderful collection of dances called The Hands choreographed by Paddy Stone. Bette Stephenson, M.D., Minister of Labour It you would like more information about pregnancy leave or other labour legislation of interest to working women, write to: Employment Standards Branch Ministry of Labour 400 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M7A 1T7. and we will send you a brochure benefits during her pregnancy leave (even if she does not intend to resume work when her leave expires) if she had at least 20 weeks of ensured employment during the year before the birth. 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