I then shared a video with the former director of the Kennedy Center, who the orange one fired, about creative freedom youtu.be/KK0N1FF1a90 (208/?) #deborahrutter
"The Artist Will Always Prevail": A Powerful Defense of Creative Freedom | Deborah F. Rutter
YouTube video by Chautauqua Institution
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September 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I then shared a video with the former director of the Kennedy Center, who the orange one fired, about creative freedom youtu.be/KK0N1FF1a90 (208/?) #deborahrutter
Thank you to #DeborahRutter for her brutal truth and honesty on Trump’s unprecedented attacks against the @kennedycenter.bsky.social and unfortunately due to recent changes I will not support nor attend a performance until the stench of Trump has been removed. www.broadwayworld.com/article/Debo...
Deborah Rutter Releases Statement in Response to Trump Kennedy Center Allegations
Ousted Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter released statement in response to allegations by members of the Trump administration regarding the financial health and past stewardship of the John F. K...
www.broadwayworld.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Thank you to #DeborahRutter for her brutal truth and honesty on Trump’s unprecedented attacks against the @kennedycenter.bsky.social and unfortunately due to recent changes I will not support nor attend a performance until the stench of Trump has been removed. www.broadwayworld.com/article/Debo...
“My thanks to the people who invited me here, several months ago: #DavidRubenstein and #DeborahRutter. I don’t know why they aren’t here tonight. I lost Wi-Fi in January. I’m guessing they’re in traffic.”
#ConanO’Brien
#MarkTwainPrize
#AmericanHumor
#KennedyCenter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
#ConanO’Brien
#MarkTwainPrize
#AmericanHumor
#KennedyCenter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
Trump Jokes Fly at Kennedy Center Event Honoring Conan O’Brien
The star-studded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony was the most notable event at the Washington arts center since the president installed himself as its chairman.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“My thanks to the people who invited me here, several months ago: #DavidRubenstein and #DeborahRutter. I don’t know why they aren’t here tonight. I lost Wi-Fi in January. I’m guessing they’re in traffic.”
#ConanO’Brien
#MarkTwainPrize
#AmericanHumor
#KennedyCenter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
#ConanO’Brien
#MarkTwainPrize
#AmericanHumor
#KennedyCenter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...
#OperaNews Deborah Rutter, ousted Kennedy Center chief, will be the keynote speaker at Opera America's 2025 conference in Miami. This move is a bold statement from the national opera forum. What does it mean for Washington? #DeborahRutter #OperaAmerica
March 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#OperaNews Deborah Rutter, ousted Kennedy Center chief, will be the keynote speaker at Opera America's 2025 conference in Miami. This move is a bold statement from the national opera forum. What does it mean for Washington? #DeborahRutter #OperaAmerica
#DeborahRutter speaks with @npr.org on the value of the arts and the work of @kennedycenter.bsky.social.
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Former Kennedy Center president Deborah Rutter talks about dismissal | All Things Considered | NPR
YouTube video by NPR
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#DeborahRutter speaks with @npr.org on the value of the arts and the work of @kennedycenter.bsky.social.
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Soon, the idea of creative expression in performance art will be dead and that fucking bums me out, man.
#performanceart #deborahrutter
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
#performanceart #deborahrutter
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Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.
www.npr.org
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Soon, the idea of creative expression in performance art will be dead and that fucking bums me out, man.
#performanceart #deborahrutter
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
#performanceart #deborahrutter
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
"…artistic expression must be nurtured, fostered, prioritized, and protected. It is not a passive endeavor; indeed, there is no clearer sign of American democracy at work than our artists, the work they produce, and audiences' unalienable right to actively participate." #deborahrutter
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.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"…artistic expression must be nurtured, fostered, prioritized, and protected. It is not a passive endeavor; indeed, there is no clearer sign of American democracy at work than our artists, the work they produce, and audiences' unalienable right to actively participate." #deborahrutter
New #kennedycenter board officially elects #trump as chair.
Trump’s *refashioned* [plants] board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
And in the most unsurprising turn of events, President #deborahrutter told staff she was leaving the institution.
#trumpcoup […]
Trump’s *refashioned* [plants] board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
And in the most unsurprising turn of events, President #deborahrutter told staff she was leaving the institution.
#trumpcoup […]
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masto.ai
February 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New #kennedycenter board officially elects #trump as chair.
Trump’s *refashioned* [plants] board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
And in the most unsurprising turn of events, President #deborahrutter told staff she was leaving the institution.
#trumpcoup […]
Trump’s *refashioned* [plants] board of trustees voted him chairman in a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
And in the most unsurprising turn of events, President #deborahrutter told staff she was leaving the institution.
#trumpcoup […]