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News Articles: kennedy center

President Donald Trump talks to the media in the Hall of Nations during a tour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

Former Kennedy Center president refutes Trump's critique of 'bad management'

"I am deeply troubled by the false allegations regarding the management of the Kennedy Center," Deborah Rutter wrote in a statement.

May 21, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
The 2025 class of the NEA's Jazz Masters was celebrated at a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. This year's fellows included (from left to right) saxophonist Marshall Allen, pianists Chucho Valdés and Marilyn Crispell and the critic Gary Giddins.

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  • Music

At the Kennedy Center, a concert honors the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters amid turbulence

In a fraught moment for two institutions behind the awards, this year's NEA Jazz Masters ceremony celebrated musicians who have upheld the genre's legacy while looking anxiously toward an uncertain future.

April 30, 2025
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  • Nate Chinen
The Kennedy Center in Washington DC laid off its social impact team on Tuesday — the latest in a wave of dramatic changes at the national performing arts institution.

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  • Performing Arts

Kennedy Center lays off Social Impact employees

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Conan O'Brien accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on March 23, 2025.

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  • Arts & Life

'Twain hated bullies.' Conan O'Brien receives Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center

Comedian Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night, which David Letterman called "the most entertaining gathering of the resistance ever."

March 24, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Conan O'Brien at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

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  • Arts & Life

Comedians will celebrate Conan O'Brien at the Kennedy Center on Sunday. Will they take on Trump?

Conan O'Brien will receive one of the most coveted awards in comedy on Sunday — but the annual event takes place at a tense time for the Kennedy Center.

March 21, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
In February, President Trump broke tradition when he dismissed Kennedy Center leadership and appointed a new Board of Trustees.

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  • Arts & Life

During tour, Trump declares the Kennedy Center is in "tremendous disrepair"

President Trump toured the Kennedy Center today and presided over its board meeting. He expressed deep dissatisfaction with the current state of the performing arts center.

March 17, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Music director Gianandrea Noseda conducts the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center on March 13.

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  • Arts & Life

Vice President Vance gets booed at the Kennedy Center

Symphony orchestra audiences aren't known for their rowdiness, but the vice president and second lady Usha Vance were loudly booed by the crowd as they entered the Concert Hall on Thursday night.

March 14, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of <em>Hamilton</em> perform at the Tony Awards in 2016. The show has garnered near-universal acclaim since its 2015 opening.

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  • Performing Arts

'Hamilton' cancels planned Kennedy Center performances

The hit musical joins a number of other productions and acts that have pulled out of appearances at the Kennedy Center since President Trump took over the storied venue last month.

March 06, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
Maestra Marin Alsop conducts the National Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Julia Wolfe's <em>Her Story</em> on Feb. 27.

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  • Music

Conductor Marin Alsop on Trump, the Kennedy Center and why art is bipartisan

The celebrated conductor brought Her Story, a potent piece by Julia Wolfe, to Kennedy Center audiences recently.

March 04, 2025
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  • Scott Simon and
  • Michael Radcliffe
Rhiannon Giddens performs at "A New York Evening With Rhiannon Giddens" at the National Sawdust in New York City on Aug. 17, 2023.

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  • Music

Rhiannon Giddens is the latest artist to cancel Kennedy Center gig

Folk musician Rhiannon Giddens said on social media that she has moved her May concert — originally scheduled for the Kennedy Center — to a different venue in Washington, D.C.

February 28, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
The Kennedy Center on Aug. 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Arts & Life

Kennedy Center evacuates due to bomb threat targeting Shen Yun

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.

February 20, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Performers dance outside of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The dance was part of a protest against new leadership by President Trump.

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  • Performing Arts

As Trump takes over leadership at Kennedy Center, some protest through dance

President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.

February 18, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Shonda Rhimes attends the <em>Wicked</em> premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Nov. 14, 2024, in New York.

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  • Arts & Life

Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae have cut ties with the Kennedy Center now that Trump is chair

The Kennedy Center was created by bipartisan legislation signed by former President Eisenhower in 1958. President Trump appointed himself and members of his administration to the board.

February 14, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

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  • Arts & Life

New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center

"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.

February 12, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office in February.

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  • Politics

Trump plans to become chair of the Kennedy Center. Here are 3 things to know

President Trump plans to fire several Board Members at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and indicated that he's naming himself chairman. Here's why it matters.

February 09, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
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