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The center was officially renamed in 1963, following Kennedy's assassination. The center opened with a gala on September 8, 1971. Contributing: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national cultural center of the United States, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Opened on September 8, 1971, the center hosts many different genres of performance art, such as theater, dance, classical music, jazz, pop, psychedelic, and folk music.
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President Donald Trump was named chairman of the board of the Kennedy Center on Feb. 12, 2024. Credit - Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Images: Angela Weiss—Getty Images, Andrew Caballero ...
Kennedy took a two-day visit in September 1962 to the new facility. He was escorted by Mercury Seven astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and shown models of the Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. Kennedy also viewed Friendship 7, the Mercury spacecraft in which Glenn had made America's first orbital flight. He took advantage of the ...
Actress Issa Rae announced she canceled her sold-out Kennedy Center event after President Trump was named its chairman. Rae, who’s the creator and director of the HBO series, "Insecure," posted ...
[39] [37] The three-stage theater complex is now the second-largest performing arts center in Washington, DC, after the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is the largest regional theater in D.C. [5] [39] Arena Stage re-opened in October 2010 with Oklahoma!. [13] [2] The capacity of its three theaters follows:
Issa Rae is canceling her sold-out show at the Kennedy Center as the fallout for the Washington institution deepens after President Trump named himself chair of its board. “Thank you so much for ...