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New Year’s Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled [🎁 nytimes.com Gift article] (www.nytimes.com)
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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 pre-eminent arts centers after it was renamed to include President Trump.

The center had previously promoted two New Year’s Eve performances by the Cookers as an “all-star jazz septet that will ignite the Terrace Theater stage with fire and soul.” But those performances, like an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert hosted by Chuck Redd, are now canceled.

The Cookers did not give a reason for the decision in a statement on Monday that said, “Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice.”

But the band’s drummer, Billy Hart, told The New York Times that the center’s name change had “evidently” played a role. He acknowledged that the group was concerned about possible reprisals.

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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

People say the name was changed illegally. I’m out of the loop on this, why is it illegal for their name to be changed?

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 10 points 13 hours ago

Donald J Trump is the most unpopular U.S. president the modern world has ever experienced, so one could argue that a) by smearing his shitty name on a once-respected venue, Trump made the place political and b) by literally changing the name of the venue, the artist can claim they are no longer legally bound by their original contract, which was with the John F Kennedy Performing ArtsCenter and NOT the Donald Trump by way of the JFK Performing Arts Center.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 82 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The Kennedy Center was created with that name by an act of Congress: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/76i

Much like the Department of Defense, it must be renamed by Congress.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 23 points 18 hours ago

I have to say, even if they'd changed it legally, it would not diminish my disgust one bit. To name something so public, that you had no part in creating, after yourself is the ultimate ... tastelessness, fuck you to the plebs, loser move, etc.

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 23 hours ago

Thanks! I didn’t know this. Especially about the department of defense.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 39 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Among other reasons, board members who would've dissented were forcibly muted in the videoconference meeting during the "unanimous" vote.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Wait what? That is old Soviet Union crap. Can I get more details on this? Not in Congress I presume?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Muted and ignored, then blamed when they dare to protest. Classic DARVO. I hope every lawsuit filed against this admin gets the time it deserves and no easy settlement.

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 9 points 23 hours ago

In his own words...

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