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Voices in Protest of Kennedy Center Leadership are more Resonant than Boycotts
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Category: Did You Know?
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The number of performances in Nov/Dec 2025 is down 25% from the same periods in ‘23 and ‘24. An analysis of programming in the “big 4” performance spaces in the Kennedy Center – Concert Hall, Opera House, Eisenhower Theater, and Terrace Theater – reveals that the number of performances in Nov/Dec ‘25 is down 25%…
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For the first time since 1990, A Jazz Piano Christmas is not on The Kennedy Center’s schedule! For the first time in 35 years, NPR’s “A Jazz Piano Christmas” is not on the Kennedy Center’s schedule in 2025. A beloved tradition begun in 1990, NPR has used the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater as the backdrop…
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The KC is home to TWO professional orchestras: Over 150 musicians;hundreds of support staff;stagehands;management;orchestra librarians;ushers, box office workers, and more. Nineteen labor unions are represented at the Kennedy Center. For most KC musicians, winning a nationwide audition to work in this magnificent building was a signal event in their careers, and an achievement that will…