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      • The American Guild of Variety Artists was chartered in 1939 by the Associated Actors and Artistes of America ("4As") to represent "variety" entertainers--circus and vaudeville performers, comedy and animal acts, night club singers, magicians, such highly paid stars as Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Danny Thomas and Dinah Shore and poorly paid "exotic dancers" at drinking joints.
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  1. Apr 1, 2024 · The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) is an AFL-CIO affiliated labor union founded in 1939 to represent performing Artists and Stage Managers. in live performances in the Variety field. The variety area of performance includes singers & dancers in Theatrical Revues and touring shows.

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      AGVA members may also work under Casual club date contracts...

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    • AGVA Welfare Trust Fund

      Self-employed, casual and club date AGVA members who have...

    • Sick and Relief Fund

      AGVA offers its current and previous members emergency aid...

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    • Auditions

      Auditions - American Guild of Variety Artists ... est. 1939

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  3. The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) is an American entertainment union representing performers in variety entertainment, including circuses, Las Vegas showrooms and cabarets, comedy showcases, dance revues, magic shows, theme park shows, and arena and auditorium extravaganzas.

  4. In 1975 when Penny Singleton was declared the winner of a bitterly disputed presidential race, her opponent, Eddie Rio, formed a rival union, the Variety Entertainers Guild of America (VEGA). VEGA drew away many AGVA members leaving membership at an all-time low of 6,000, down from 30,000 at its height in the Fifties.

  5. May 5, 2024 · The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) is an American entertainment union representing performers in variety entertainment, including circuses, Las Vegas showrooms and cabarets, comedy showcases, dance revues, magic shows, theme park shows, and arena and auditorium extravaganzas.

  6. VEGA drew away many AGVA members leaving membership at an all-time low of 6,000, down from 30,000 at its height in the Fifties. In the late 1970's, the union once more regrouped and managed to keep going with a small staff and limited membership, mainly entertainers in nightclubs and arena shows.

  7. The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) was founded in 1939 to represent performing artists and stage managers for live performances in the variety field.

  8. Apr 2, 2024 · AGVA members include dancers who dance in theme parks, non-book touring shows (in other words, musicals without dialogue), cabarets/clubs, and for “private parties and special events.” Dancers who work as acrobats in circuses also fall under AGVA’s jurisdiction.

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