
Javier C. Hernández
Classical Music and Dance Reporter at The New York Times
Culture reporter, The New York Times, covering classical music & dance. Previously China correspondent in Beijing.
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3 days ago |
nytimes.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
The Kennedy Center disputed the relevance of the data, part of an analysis by employees, saying that it had started its annual subscription campaign later than usual. Ticket sales and subscription revenue at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have fallen sharply since President Trump made himself chairman in February, according to data compiled by employees that was obtained by The New York Times.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Michael Paulson |Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts. As the Kennedy Center reinvents itself for the Donald J. Trump era, it announced on Monday that its next season would feature some big names in theater and dance, but also some conspicuous absences. And, in a break with the past, the center said it would present several touring Broadway shows with nonunion casts.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
The center in Manhattan aims to attract new audiences, as it takes down a wall on Amsterdam Avenue and revamps Damrosch Park. Lincoln Center in Manhattan detailed plans on Monday for a $335 million makeover of its west edge, a landmark project that it hopes will bring in new audiences and help define the center's modern legacy.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
13 hours agoThere’s nothing like ending a day full of doomsday anxiety spiralling by popping on a feel-good movie. In a time when every media channel seems to produce an endless stream of nail-biting and forehead-slapping news, films that provide an escape from reality are in high demand. Whether you want to …
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Javier Hernandez |Javier C. Hernández
Following the president's overhaul of the center, Mr. Flynn, the former national security adviser, has made a substantial gift to the National Symphony Orchestra. The list of donors to the National Symphony Orchestra, one of the Kennedy Center's flagship ensembles, is usually filled with financiers, socialites, corporations and foundations. But the name of a sponsor of this week's performances of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" stood out. It was Michael T.
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NEW: As Trump consolidates power at the @kennedycenter, 18 board members appointed by Biden and the board chairman, David M. Rubenstein, were removed from the center's website on Monday. Trump plans to install himself as chair. https://t.co/qZ0wh6akID

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