The president, who ousted Democrats from the board of the once-bipartisan institution and had himself elected chairman, planned to preside over a meeting of its trustees.
Category: Kennedy, John F, Center for the Performing Arts
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Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees
The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.
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JD Vance Is Booed at a Kennedy Center Concert After Trump’s Takeover
The vice president and his wife were booed as they took their seats for a National Symphony Orchestra concert of music by Shostakovich and Stravinsky.
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Fashion? Rockets? Yachts? A Trump Ally Has Ideas for the Kennedy Center
Paolo Zampolli, a Trump appointee on the center’s board, wants the institution to host Valentino fashion shows, send art into space and open a marina and a Cipriani restaurant.
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Coming Soon to Trump’s Kennedy Center: A Celebration of Christ
Richard Grenell, the center’s new president, told a conservative gathering that the “big change” at the center would be a “huge celebration of the birth of Christ at Christmas.”
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At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising
For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is to raise additional revenue through ticket sales and private donations.
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Why Is an Entire Age of American Opera Missing at the Met?
A concert performance of “Vanessa” freshly argued for the vitality of a work that deserves to be staged but languishes with its midcentury peers.
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A Night at the Kennedy Center, Just After Trump’s Takeover
It’s still called the Kennedy Center. But after President Trump’s takeover, drag performers protested outside while audience members inside worried about what might be in store.
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Shonda Rhimes and Renée Fleming Leave Kennedy Center After Trump’s Takeover
Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts at the Kennedy Center after President Trump became chairman and its longtime leaders were fired.
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Trump Made Chair of Kennedy Center as Its President Is Fired
The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired.
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Trump Strengthens Grip on Kennedy Center as 18 Trustees and Chairman Are Removed
Board members appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. were scrubbed from an official roster on the center’s website, along with the chairman, David M. Rubenstein.
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Kennedy Center’s Leader to Step Down, Adding to Uncertainty
The announced departure of Deborah F. Rutter, the center’s president since 2014, comes as the center continues to search for a new board chair while navigating a second Trump term.