The lights are usually plain white, but are sometimes changed to mark special events, such as the rainbow lights that shine during the week leading up to the annual Kennedy Center Honors.

By Javier C. Hernández At least a half-dozen staff members at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts were dismissed on Friday, according to two people with knowledge of the changes ...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will now permanently illuminate its exterior in red, white, and blue — a striking visual shift that marks a new era under recently installed ...

Rainbow lights shine during the week leading up to the annual Kennedy Center Honors. The swap to red, white and blue lights is the latest change at the Kennedy Center since President Donald Trump ...

During a recent visit, the national arts center felt oddly abandoned following the president’s takeover and cancellation of some programming. Dance provocateur Mark Morris provided a path ...

Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among new Kennedy Center honorees The Kennedy Center Honors will return in December with a class that includes Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, "Saturday Night Live ...

Like much else in the nation’s capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in a state of uncertainty. For 53 years, this massive performance complex has served — with ...

Since President Trump took over as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in February, artists’ responses have been mixed. Some, including Issa Rae, Rhiannon Giddens and ...

WASHINGTON — Leadership at the Kennedy Center has made a new change to the D.C. arts institution. A spokesperson says the exterior lighting of the building will now permanently feature red ...