A recently installed sign at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as photographed on Jan. 10. Here’s who’s canceled their Kennedy Center performances since Trump took over Philip Glass is the latest to say he will not perform at the Kennedy Center. The Kennedy Center did not respond to NPR’s multiple requests for comment. Since President Trump became chair of the performing arts complex and later moved to change its name to the Trump Kennedy Center, several prominent artists have canceled their planned performances and presentations of their work. Last month, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board, filed a lawsuit against President Trump, the center’s president Richard Grenell, and others over the name change.