The Washington Ballet is moving its spring production of “Cinderella” away from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to an email about auditions obtained by NOTUS.
It’s the latest in a string of withdrawals of planned performances from the Kennedy Center, which the Trump administration has been aggressively revamping. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that the venue would close for two years for renovations starting in July.
“To accommodate the anticipated demand for this production, The Washington Ballet is currently finalizing a move to a larger D.C. venue,” said an email from The Washington Ballet sent Saturday about student audition registration. “This move allows us to bring our artistic vision of a popular classic to larger audiences and share the beauty of this production more widely, but still in the heart of D.C.”