US EditionAn Elegy for the Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center board voted to pause operations for two years, appointing Matt Costa as CEO, following backlash over a presidential takeover and proposed name additions.
- Following board deliberations, the Kennedy Center voted to pause operations for two years after this year's Fourth of July and named Matt Costa as CEO, replacing Richard Grenell.
- Controversy intensified when musicians and celebrities canceled after President Donald Trump installed himself as chair last year and proposals to rename the Opera House for First Lady Melania Trump emerged.
- Framing the move as renovations, CNN reported that months ago Trump said the center needed new seating and marble, which he claimed had already been purchased.
- Observers note the shutdown will last at least two years and critics point to tanked ticket sales and many musicians and big-name celebrities canceling, affecting the Kennedy Center's programming.
- Leadership changes leave Matt Costa to navigate partisan disputes, as the board voted to pause operations after this year's Fourth of July, following Trump’s chair installation last year.
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Kennedy Center Board Votes To Shut Down For 2 Years. We All Know Why
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Welp, the thing everybody who isn’t a tongue-in-boot MAGA scrub knew was going to happen has happened. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is set to be shut down for at least two years — because it was taken over by the most unpopular president in any of our lifetimes. Or as President Donald Trump claims, “renovations” need to be made. “We’re going to ensure it remains the finest performing arts…
Trump and The Kennedy Center
By Peter Balakian The fallout from Trump’s effort to control The Kennedy Center for the Arts has been predictable, and now, in the wake of so many cancellations by artists, he has decided to close the Center for two years allegedly for renovations. His actions seem like nothing more than damage control in the face of what has become an embarrassment and a travesty. The latest departure from the Center is Jean Davidson, the Executive Director of …
Board Votes Unanimously to Shut Down Kennedy Center for 2 Years
The beleaguered John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will close for two years to undergo renovations following a unanimous vote from the board, which is helmed by Donald Trump, the New York Times reported on Monday. In a press release, the Center indicated that the facilities will close down in July following an Independence Day celebration. […]
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