Renée Fleming is withdrawing from two May appearances at the Kennedy Center. This follows a wave of cancellations since President Trump ousted the previous leadership and announced the venue's renaming.
  • WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world
    26·
    2 months ago

    Renée Fleming is the 16th artist/group/production to cancel in protest of the trump administration decisions in the past year.

    The previous 15 are:

    • US Marine Band canceled 2/25
    • Issa Rae canceled 2/25
    • Balún canceled 2/25
    • Rhiannon Giddens canceled 2/25
    • Low Cut Connie canceled 2/25
    • Hamilton canceled 3/25
    • Doug Varone and Dancers canceled 12/25
    • Chuck Redd canceled 12/25
    • The Cookers canceled 12/25
    • Kristy Lee canceled 1/26
    • Magpie canceled 1/26
    • Stephen Schwartz canceled 1/26
    • Béla Fleck canceled 1/26
    • Sonia De Los Santos canceled 1/26
    • Washington National Opera canceled 1/26
    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 months ago

      For anyone wondering about why the Marines aren’t playing, it’s because they were scheduled to perform with Equity Arc, an organization that helps black and brown kids have access to the music programs that have been cut from their schools.

      So, because racism.