WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of artistic programming at the Kennedy Center abruptly stepped away from his post less than two weeks after he was named to the job in the latest sign of turmoil at the iconic performing arts venue. The Kennedy Center announced in a Jan. 16 press release that Kevin Couch would join the venue as senior vice president of artistic programming. Representatives for the Kennedy Center did not immediately comment on his departure. Couch’s exit comes as the Kennedy Center navigates a wave of artists canceling their performances there as a way to protest the new leadership installed by President Donald Trump. In just the past week, composer Philip Glass called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln.