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The problem with Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center isn’t the possibility of ‘Cats’

  • Written by: Joanna Dee Das, Associate Professor of Dance, Washington University in St. Louis
imageDonald Trump visits the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 17, 2025.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

When President Donald Trump announced that he was assuming control of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he described the move as a triumph over “wokey” programming. He subsequently fired the 17 board members...

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