"As KRON4 reports, a petition urging the San Francisco Ballet to cancel its May performance at the Kennedy Center has received almost 7,000 signatures as of Sunday. As the Chronicle reported last month, the petition was created in early January following President Donald Trump's dismissal of much of the center's board, to which he made himself chairman, and renaming the center the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts."
"Per KRON4, Trump announced earlier this week he'll be closing the center for renovations for two years starting July 4. This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday, per the Chronicle."
A petition urging the San Francisco Ballet to cancel its May performance at the Kennedy Center has received almost 7,000 signatures. The petition was created in early January after President Donald Trump dismissed much of the Kennedy Center board, named himself chairman, and renamed the venue the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Several prominent artists and organizations, including the Washington National Opera, composer Philip Glass, the Martha Graham Dance Company, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, have cancelled performances. Petitioners say appearing would make a political statement and that the ballet deserves a platform that respects its values. Trump announced a two-year closure for renovations starting July 4.
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