Legendary dance company pulls out of MAGA-fied Kennedy Center performance
America's oldest dance troupe wants no part of the Kennedy Center after its MAGA makeover.
The Martha Graham Dance Company has cancelled its highly anticipated performance scheduled for April, cutting short what was supposed to be a major stop on its centennial nationwide tour, The Daily Beast reported Friday.
"“The Martha Graham Dance Company regrets that we are unable to perform at the Kennedy Center in April. We hope to perform at the center in the future," the company said in a statement, offering no reason as to why it backed out.
The move marks another major defection from the prestigious venue following Trump's controversial December decision to slap his name on the building. Trump's hand-picked board approved renaming it "The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts," bypassing Congress in the process.
The Graham Company joins a star-studded exodus. Grammy winner Béla Fleck, songwriter Sonia De Los Santos, and the Washington National Opera have all bailed on scheduled performances.
Trump had previously removed board members and replaced them with allies, including Richard Grenell, who became board chairman. The board claimed the vote was unanimous and that Trump "saved the institution from financial ruin and physical destruction."