Pas de Deux entre a bailarina e o seu empregador: relações de trabalho e precarização do trabalho das bailarinas na cidade de Salvador

Abstract

The present study is developed through a legal-exploratory investigation, using a qualitative analysis method, in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine members from three different dance companies operating in Salvador. The general objective is to investigate the types of work relationships established between the dancers and their employers and how these relationships influence the precarization of their work. The main research tool used was individual interviews, supplemented by documentary and bibliographic analysis. The researcher, also a professional dancer, structures the monograph similarly to a repertoire ballet performance, with chapters arranged as Acts and sections as Scenes. Act I provides the necessary theoretical foundation to contextualize and delve deeper into the issues addressed and analyzed, the Interlude (chapter), where the work modalities of ballerinas in dance companies will be presented in the first, second, and third cue (section). Act II presents the analysis of the results, highlighting the main points observed in the interviews in dialogue with the theoretical framework. The final section, which offers the concluding remarks, takes the form of a final CODA. The results obtained at the end of the study allowed for the identification of the specificities of the working conditions of professional dancers, which differentiate them from other forms of work and may contribute to their precarization. These include the lack of specific regulation for the profession of dancers, the predominance of informal contracts, the role of the State as the main employer, and the versatility of the dancers' work, who can be considered professionals, micro-entrepreneurs, and highly qualified intermittent workers.