Last Week, Yasmin Williams announedd A free show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, DC, for Thursday, September 18. Now, The Virginian Composer and Guitarist – Posted Screenshots of a Heated Email Exchange Center President Richard in April, and Later, and Later The Experience in an Interview with Pitchfork – Has shared a staff explaining her decision to perform at the venue.
Acciting to Williams, Her UpComing Performance was planned prior to President Donald J. Trump’s overhaul of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees. “I’m doing the show for all the Kennedy Center Staff who formed their union and Are Still Working there, Fighting to Maintain The Integrity,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m doing it for the folks who were unjustifiably fired. I’m doing it for the elderly USER WHO WERE TO NOT WEAR MASKS PUBLICLY while Working, Facing Backlash from Higher Ups.” Read Williams’ Full Message Below.
In February, President Trump was elected chairman of the Kennedy Center. h Named Grenell As the executive director and interim dismissed All 18 Democratic Appointees from the Traditionally Bipartisan Board of Trustees. This LED Ben Folds to Step Down from his roles as artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra. Doses of Artists, Including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rhiannon Giddens, and Issa Rae, Subsequently Canceled Their scheduled performances.
Williams Emailed Grenell Directly to Inquire Where The Kennedy Center’s “Hiring Practices, Performance Booking, and Staffing” WOULD BE MEANINGFULY IMPACTED FOLLOWING THE SHAKEUP. In the ensemble back-and-fortth, grenell accused artists of cancelling “Because they are all in the presentation of republics.” “I remember saying that I didn’t think that was the right Thing to do,” Williams Told Pitchfork at the time. “I thought that artists star continue to play there, mainly Because of know a lot of People who work and their incomes were being, really negatively impacted from artists Canceling Shows.”
Williams Shared Her Latest Album, Acadiain 2024. Last Month, President Trump Announced the First Class of the Kennedy Center Honorees Sincet and Over AS Chair. Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, and British Actor Michael Crawford Will Be Recognized at the Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Decander.
Read About Yasmin Williams’ 2021 Album, Urban driftwoodFather No. 59 on “The 100 best albums of the 2020s.”
Yasmin Williams:
I recently announedd that i’m playing at the kenNedy center’s millennium stage on September 18th. Some folks seem confused with this decision, so i’ll explain why i decide to go through the show.
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