Do not dance: Cecilia Whalen calls for boycotting Kennedy Center

Cecilia Whalen, a New York-based dancer, choreographer and writer, calls for boycotting The Kennedy Center to protest the chairmanship of U.S. President Donald Trump.

In an opinion piece published on Fjord Review, Whalen cited that Martha Graham rejected the Nazi Germany's request to perform in the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936.

"American dance companies today must follow in Graham's footsteps by refusing to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in protest of President Donald Trump's administration and his recent purge of the historic arts organization's leadership," she said.

"Performance at the Kennedy Center legitimatizes President Trump's authoritarian grab for power and indirectly aligns with the Trump administration's explicit and continual assault on identity, freedom of expression, diversity, equity, inclusion, and democracy." 

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Corrected a typo on 20th May 2025