Jenny Davies
@jdayvvv.bsky.social
Dance Professor. Choreographer. Author. I ❤️ 80s bands, Liverpool football club, and every dog.
At a time when racist and bigoted voices are screaming from the highest levels of our government, the voices of artists are being silenced.
February 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
At a time when racist and bigoted voices are screaming from the highest levels of our government, the voices of artists are being silenced.
Dance as protest. The politics of the body. Our collective humanness. It’s about control and we are powerful, wild women.
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As Trump takes over leadership at Kennedy Center, some protest through dance
President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.
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February 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Dance as protest. The politics of the body. Our collective humanness. It’s about control and we are powerful, wild women.
www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...
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The policing of art was inevitable. Authoritarians fight pathways of free expression, of subversion, and those who occupy the margins but challenge power. Protect the artists.
JUST IN: "It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.
New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center
"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.
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February 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The policing of art was inevitable. Authoritarians fight pathways of free expression, of subversion, and those who occupy the margins but challenge power. Protect the artists.
Reposted by Jenny Davies
President Trump was officially elected chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he announced on Wednesday. The center is now entirely made up of Trump appointees when it has historically been run by bipartisan boards.
Trump Elected Chair of Kennedy Center as Its President Is Fired
The president solidified his grip on the performing arts complex as the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter, was fired, two officials at the center said.
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February 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
President Trump was officially elected chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, he announced on Wednesday. The center is now entirely made up of Trump appointees when it has historically been run by bipartisan boards.