First, a takeover of leadership, then a renaming as the Kennedy Center became the Donald

J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. And now canceled performances.

Amid all that, ratings for the televised Kennedy Center honors, hosted by the president himself,

showed a big drop in viewership and overall ticket sales are reportedly way off.

In short, the turmoil continues at one of the nation's preeminent arts centers.

Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown begins our update.

It's part of our Art in Action series exploring the intersection of art and democracy

and part of our Canvas coverage.

Chuck Redd on the vibraphone.

He was scheduled to perform with his band at the Kennedy Center on Christmas Eve,

but decided to cancel the concert.

Within days, others followed, including The Cookers, a jazz ensemble scheduled for New Year's

Eve show.

In a statement, the group said they remained committed to music that, quote, reaches across

divisions rather than deepening them.

Also canceling a January performance, Alabama folk singer Christy Lee, stating,

when American history starts getting treated like something you can ban, erase, rename,

or rebrand for somebody else's ego, I can't stand on that stage and sleep right at night.

And the New York dance company Doug Ver Dancers, canceled a planned April show.

The moves followed the mid-December renaming of the Kennedy Center

and after President Trump's appointment of a new board and leadership last February, naming himself as chair.

At that time, prominent artists including Renee Fleming and Ben Foulds, resigned from their positions at the Kennedy Center.

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