Drag performers dey plan protest President Trump ein attendance for 'Les Misérables' for John F. Kennedy Center for Wednesday night. Dis dey come after Trump talk say e go stop drag shows for de center.
About four to six drag performers dey expect say dem go dey de event. Some attendees wey no want demma tickets again after Trump take over de performing arts center donate dem, according to Qommittee, a network of drag performers, fans, den allies.
Vagenesis, whose real name be Anderson Wells, tell NPR say she “couldn't deny” speaking out. She dey protest because de president talk say e go stop drag shows for de center. “Theater supposed to be place for community, place for storytelling, place for celebration, joy, catharsis, den e for dey open den available to all,” Vagenesis talk.
After e announce new leadership for de center for February, Trump talk for social media say “NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA.” E also criticize past programming for de center. “De programming dey out of control with rampant political propaganda, diversity, equity, den inclusion, den inappropriate shows,” e talk for dinner for de Kennedy Center board.
Trump fire President Deborah Rutter, board chair David Rubenstein, den board members wey President Joe Biden appoint. E give some people wey dey ein circle board seats, including second lady Usha Vance den Attorney General Pam Bondi. De revamped board elect Trump chair. Since dat time, some performers cancel demma shows because of de leadership changes, den de Capital Pride Alliance move some of ein Pride month events.
Trump go Attend 'Les Misérables' Premiere as Protests Dey Go On
President Donald Trump go attend de opening night of “Les Misérables,” a musical wey dey set against revolution den protest, for Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for de Performing Arts for Wednesday.
“I love de songs, I love de play,” Trump tell Fox News Digital last week. “I think e dey great.”
De opening night of de monthlong run of de Tony Award-winning show dey come amid protests against de president ein immigration policies den ein decision to send military people. Protesting against power be main theme for de show, wey dey center around student-led demonstrations against de French monarchy.
“Set against de backdrop of 19th-century France, de musical dey tell enthralling story of broken dreams den unrequited love, passion, sacrifice, den redemption – a timeless testament to de survival of de human spirit,” na de official summary for de Kennedy Center’s website be dat.
People dey use Songs from de musical for protests against governments around de world since de show start for 1980, including by pro-democracy demonstrators for Hong Kong for 2019. Protesters sing one of de show ein popular hits, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”
De show go be de first production wey Trump go attend as head of de Kennedy Center. E no attend any performances during ein first term, den for February e replace de entire board of trustees den name einself chairman of de board. Dis cause some concerts to cancel.