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Jazz supergroup The Cookers and other performers canceled shows after President Trump's name was added to the Kennedy Center, with cancellations increasing amid protests.
- A veteran jazz ensemble, The Cookers, canceled its New Year's Eve performances at the Kennedy Center after its renaming to include President Donald Trump's name.
- The Kennedy Center's new president Rick Grenell, a Trump ally, termed the cancelations a "form of derangement syndrome" and a "political stunt" from artists booked before the name change.
- Democrats have called the Kennedy Center name change illegal, while the Kennedy family has denounced it as undermining the late president's legacy.
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Several artists have canceled scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., after it was renamed the Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.
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President Donald Trump’s decision to slap onto the Kennedy Center has turned one of America’s most respected cultural institutions into a political stage, and musicians aren’t playing along. New Year’s Eve concerts are canceled, and the message is clear: Trump’s vanity comes at the expense of art and integrity. Trump Turns Culture Into a Trophy The John F. Kennedy Center now bears Trump’s name — a move critics call illegal and audacious. Only Co…
Several artists cancelled their performances at the Kennedy Center, which was renamed Trump-Kennedy Center on December 18 by its board of directors, made up of close friends with the president.Read more]]>
Several artists cancelled their arrival at the Kennedy Center, a prestigious institution renamed Trump-Kennedy Center by its board of directors.
New Year’s Eve concerts at Kennedy Center canceled after name change | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
A veteran jazz ensemble and a New York dance company have canceled events at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, intensifying the fallout at one of the nation’s preeminent arts centers after it was renamed to include President Donald Trump.
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