Արվեստագետները չեղարկում են ելույթները Քենեդի կենտրոնի անվան փոփոխությունից հետո

"...prompting the institution's president to accuse the performers of making their decisions because of politics..."

"...acknowledging frustration from those who may have planned to attend..."

"...saying they "can no longer permit ourselves nor ask our audiences to step inside this once great institution."..."

"...They also come amid declining sales for tickets to the venue, as well as news that viewership for the Dec. 23 broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors — which Trump had predicted would soar — was down by about 35% compared to the 2024 show...."

"...The announcements amount to a volatile calendar for one of the most prominent performing arts venues in the U.S...."

"...The group may not have addressed the Kennedy Center situation directly, but one of its members has...."

"...According to the White House, Trump's handpicked board approved the renaming...."

"...In a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press, Grenell said the "last minute cancellations prove that they were always unwilling to perform for everyone — even those they disagree with politically," adding that the Kennedy Center had been "flooded with inquiries from real artists willing to perform for everyone and who reject political statements in their artistry."..."

"...Not all artists are calling off their shows...."

"...President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and Congress passed a law the following year naming the center as a living memorial to him...."

"...Scholars have said any changes to the building's name would need congressional approval; the law explicitly prohibits the board of trustees from making the center into a memorial to anyone else, and from putting another person's name on the building's exterior...."