Kennedy Center Hit by New Cancellation After Going Full MAGA
The Daily Beast • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Martha Graham Dance Company has cancelled its April performance at the Kennedy Center, citing no specific reason but expressing hope to perform there in the future.
- The cancellation follows a series of performer withdrawals after Donald Trump had his name unofficially added to the Kennedy Center building in December without Congressional approval.
- Critics argue the new name, "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts," is controversial since Trump is still alive, sparking backlash from artists including Béla Fleck, Sonia De Los Santos, and the Washington National Opera.
- The Kennedy Center's President, Richard Grennell, has publicly criticized departing performers and media outlets, framing their decisions as influenced by "woke" culture,
