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Kennedy Center names Stephen Nakagawa as new Director of Dance Programming
The ex-Washington Ballet dancer is not happy about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet" and concerned about the "rise of the 'woke' culture" in the company and others.
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Ikuko
Aug 262 min read
Kennedy Center fires dance programming team - The Washington Post, The New York Times
The dismissal followed the meeting between the centre's president and the team.
Ikuko
Aug 252 min read
Trump proposes shutting National Endowment for the Arts, grants cancelled, all directors leave - reports
“The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President"
Ikuko
May 92 min read
Hamilton musical cancels Kennedy Center run
"Kennedy Center? No way."
Ikuko
Mar 131 min read
Do not dance: Cecilia Whalen calls for boycotting Kennedy Center
The author cites that Martha Graham rejected the Nazi Germany's request to perform in the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936.
Ikuko
Mar 11 min read
Trump names himself as Kennedy Center Principal Ballerina - Borowitz Report
Trump was not happy to discover all company ballerinas were women.
Ikuko
Feb 141 min read
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