A new vision for the Kennedy Center could undo years of reconsidering what American classical music sounds like.

Two instances, one involving an “avant-garde” program and the other a traditional one, provide counterpoints to Trump’s ...

At least a half-dozen workers were dismissed as the Trump administration strengthens its control of the cultural institution.

Lights outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will permanently display the colors red, white and blue ...

As a result of the decision, Washington's Capital Pride Alliance has officially severed its ties with the Kennedy Center.

Harry Whited discusses Trump's approach toward the Kennedy Center and the implications that it has for art, cultural ...

Since President Trump took over as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in February, artists' responses have been mixed. Some, including Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens and the ...

Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark ...

Dana Gioia, a poet and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, liked to say that a key to maintaining support ...

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was founded in 1971 as a national cultural center and memorial to President John F. Kennedy. Its annual honors ceremony, which airs on CBS, features the ...

Johnson signed legislation designating the proposed arts center as a “living memorial” to be known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — i.e. the place of the artist in ...