A few performers, like Tune-Yards, did double duty, performing live soundtracks for silent films in a movie tent.
Anna, an off-duty Secret Cinema performer, was wrapped in a shimmering blue velvet shawl ("I've had it in my wardrobe for ages and not had the right occasion until now") while numerous others adopted Hopper-esque wardrobe for the night: a kaftan or two, a Stetson here, a gas mask there.
The annual event is no small scale affair: it's one of Europe's largest carnivals, with up to 7,000 police on duty, 50,000 performers and a million visitors.
"NYE in NYC 2012 Live" (11 p.m. to 12 05 a.m. EST on MTV) For the teen set, Demi Lovato and "Teen Wolf" star Tyler Posey will host MTV's New Year's party, with Lovato pulling double duty as a performer along with Selena Gomez, J Cole, Jason Derulo and Mac Miller.
The council said that while it does not license street performers, it does have a "duty" to ensure street performers comply with laws around sound levels and obstruction.
Underwood worked triple-duty as co-host, performer and nominee at the CMAs.
Everyone participates in dining hall duties; the young performers spoke of being startled to have famous musicians serving them drinks at dinner.
In the film, the poem refers to past Soviet censorship, which the filmmaker himself faced, as well as underscoring Rumata's complex status as a performer with a duty.
That the performers do multiple duty at times turns "Constant Star" from derivative and dubious to incoherent and ludicrous.
Eventually, Herta was persuaded to sign a legal document releasing the performer from his duties as a father in return for money and she left the country with her baby, going on to marry another man.
It is also their duty to make sure that the performers are never left alone without an adult and to "create a team atmosphere amongst the [performers] and to develop their experience and a sense of community".
