Issa Rae Cancels Kennedy Center Show With Tiffany Pollard Meme
More artists followed suit in response to Donald Trump’s appointment as the chairman.
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In the wake of several resignations from the board of directors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts due to President Trump’s takeover, Issa Rae announced that she’s no longer performing her show, An Evening with Issa Rae, at the venue. Rae wrote in a statement on Instagram Stories, “Unfortunately, due to what I believe to be an infringement on the values of an institution that has faithfully celebrated artists of all backgrounds through all mediums, I’ve decided to cancel my appearance at this venue.” She followed the news with a meme featuring Tiffany Pollard from Flavor of Love with Trump edited in.
Rae isn’t the only performer canceling their show at the D.C. venue. On the same day as Rae’s statement, the band Low Cut Connie announced they were canceling their March 19. “I was very excited to perform as part of this wonderful institution’s Social Impact series, which emphasizes community, joy, justice and equity through the arts. Upon learning that this institution that has run non-partisan for 54 years is now chaired by President Trump himself and his regime, I decided I will not perform there,” singer Adam Weiner said on Instagram.
The Kennedy Center canceled the touring children’s musical Finn. In a post on Instagram, show creators Chris Nee, Michael Kooman, and Christopher Dimond shared a statement breaking the news to their audience. They wrote: “While not a surprise given the events of the last week, it is a heartbreak. But we will not be silenced. And we will not abandon the kids we wrote this show for. They are already under attack from every side. We didn’t ask for this joy bomb of a show to be a part of the resistance, but here we are.” The Kennedy Center reportedly told Deadline it was a “strictly financial decision” to cancel the tour.
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