The Straits Times: Lyon Ballet chief sacked for firing dancer after maternity leave
"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
The Straits Times: Lyon Ballet chief sacked for firing dancer after maternity leave
Agence France-Presse
PARIS- The director of a French ballet has been sacked for firing a dancer after she had a baby, the French culture ministry confirmed last Friday.
The unions had called for Greek-born Yorgos Loukos to go after he lost his appeal over discrimination against dancer Karline Marion, who was 34 at the time.
He was ordered to pay Marion €5,000 (S$7,600) in compensation.
Loukos, 69, who had been director of the Lyon Ballet for 33 years, was fired last Thursday.
Like the vast majority of ballerinas in France, Marion was on a temporary contract during her five years at the ballet.
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