The Donald Trump administration has enacted sweeping changes to the fabric of how the Kennedy Center is run, perceived, and even named. There have been debates on whether these changes will even last — but artists who have long been performing at the institute have already drawn a line in the sand and declared they will no longer be sharing their talents with the institute.
Chuck Redd has been hosting a Christmas Eve show since 2006 at the Kennedy Center. But in this year’s edition, he cancelled, citing the renaming of the site into the Trump Kennedy Center because the president wanted his efforts in restoring the site commemorated in a more permanent form. The BBC reached out for comments from Redd, but he seemingly found that his action spoke loudly enough and decided to withhold any further comment.
