"When you think of censorship, Jimmy Kimmel is the person, but the Kennedy Center is the place,"
"When we dance together today, we make our circle, or today our line, clear and known,"
"We show the strength we have in numbers, and we make our power undeniable in this figh"
Protesters performed a choreographed dance in front of the Kennedy Center to oppose perceived rising authoritarianism and institutional changes under interim president Richard Grenell. The action took place amid nationwide events including the Remove the Regime march and a Lincoln Memorial fold-in. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works opened an investigation into alleged cronyism and corruption at the Kennedy Center. Dozens of staff, including the entire dance programming team, were fired, diverse programming was canceled, and staff mask-wearing was banned. Union leaders, former staff, and organizers taught the Nelken-Line by Pina Bausch as part of the Fall of Freedom call to action.
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