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Voices in Protest of Kennedy Center Leadership are more Resonant than Boycotts
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It seems on-brand that the Kennedy Center leadership both eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs and also decided to start booking non-Equity theater productions in its halls. The Kennedy Center did not become the nation’s premier performing arts center by disregarding calls for equity in the workplace, much less by sidelining Equity actors, the…
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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…