{"id":2428520,"date":"2025-04-28T21:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T01:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-showcases-dolly-partons-legacy-in-bid-to-make-art-great-again-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T21:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T01:31:53","slug":"kennedy-center-showcases-dolly-partons-legacy-in-bid-to-make-art-great-again-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-center-showcases-dolly-partons-legacy-in-bid-to-make-art-great-again-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Center showcases Dolly Parton\u2019s legacy in bid to \u2018make art great again\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkennedy-center-showcases-dolly-partons-legacy-in-bid-to-make-art-great-again-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Kennedy Center is set to celebrate the legacy of Dolly Parton through a multimedia concert titled &#8220;Threads: My Songs in Symphony,&#8221; scheduled for June 26 and 27. this event, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra, will showcase new orchestrations of Parton&#8217;s iconic songs like &#8220;Jolene&#8221; and &#8220;I Will Always Love You,&#8221; accompanied by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carlos-santana-passes-out-onstage-at-concert-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Carlos Santana Passes Out Onstage at Concert in Michigan\">guest vocalists<\/a> and visual storytelling reflecting her musical journey.This concert represents a cultural initiative under the leadership of interim Director Ric Grenell, appointed by the Trump administration, aiming to revitalize the Kennedy Center&#8217;s financial stability and public appeal. Tickets will be available for members starting April 29, with general sales opening on May 1. The event signifies a broader push to align the institution with mainstream American culture while honoring traditional art forms through celebrated figures like Parton.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kennedy Center showcases Dolly Parton&rsquo;s legacy in bid to &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-the-right-to-make-art-great-and-beautiful-again\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Time For The Right To Make Art Great (And Beautiful) Again\">make art great<\/a> again&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2075149\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kennedy-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kennedy Center\">Kennedy Center<\/a>, under the leadership of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump&rsquo;s administration\">Trump administration<\/a>, is putting a spotlight on one of America&rsquo;s most beloved musical icons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dolly-parton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dolly Parton\">Dolly Parton<\/a>, in a bold cultural showcase aiming to &ldquo;make art great again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This summer, the Kennedy Center will host Dolly Parton&rsquo;s <em>Threads: My Songs in Symphony<\/em>, a sweeping multimedia concert event in collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra. The performance will take place on June 26 and 27 in the Concert Hall and promises a symphonic tribute to Parton&rsquo;s unparalleled contributions to American music and storytelling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3392736\/comfort-totalitarianism-disguise-us-documentary-live-not-by-lies\/\">Comfort is totalitarianism&rsquo;s disguise in US: New documentary Live Not By Lies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-features\/3389560\/comedian-bill-maher-donald-trump-truce\/\">Bill Maher&rsquo;s Trump truce: A comedian crosses the cultural divide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-life-arts\/3385535\/hollywood-fell-apart-after-while-you-were-sleeping-movie\/\">How Hollywood fell apart in the 30 years since &#8216;While You Were Sleeping&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Did you hear the National Symphony Orchestra is performing Dolly Parton&rsquo;s &#120347;&#120361;&#120371;&#120358;&#120354;&#120357;&#120372; at The Kennedy Center?! It&rsquo;s a one-of-a-kind multimedia concert experience. Sing along to her greatest hits with live guest vocalists and stunning new orchestrations celebrating her incredible legacy,&rdquo; the Kennedy Center <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kencen\/status\/1916890028229231017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on X on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did you hear the National Symphony Orchestra is performing Dolly Parton&rsquo;s &#120347;&#120361;&#120371;&#120358;&#120354;&#120357;&#120372; at The Kennedy Center?! It&rsquo;s a one-of-a-kind multimedia concert experience. Sing along to her greatest hits with live guest vocalists and stunning new orchestrations celebrating her&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rSppzdz2gH\">pic.twitter.com\/rSppzdz2gH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Kennedy Center (@kencen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kencen\/status\/1916890028229231017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Conducted by NSO principal pops conductor Steven Reineke, the show will feature new orchestrations of Parton&rsquo;s timeless hits &mdash; including &ldquo;Jolene,&rdquo; &ldquo;Coat of Many Colors,&rdquo; and &ldquo;I Will Always Love You&rdquo; &mdash; accompanied by guest vocalists and projected visuals that trace Parton&rsquo;s musical journey.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. That&rsquo;s why the project, <em>Threads: My Songs In Symphony<\/em>, is so special to me,&rdquo; Parton said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/nso\/home\/2024-2025\/nsop-dolly-parton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kennedy Center&rsquo;s announcement\">Kennedy Center&rsquo;s announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Though Parton will not perform in person, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">concert features immersive visual storytelling<\/a> and a vivid on-screen presence, combining her voice and history into a rich, orchestral experience.<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy Center&rsquo;s Dolly Parton symphonic tribute isn&rsquo;t just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-celebrate-kwanzaa-7-principles-are-especially-meaningful-this-year\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Celebrate Kwanzaa: 7 Principles Are \u2018Especially Meaningful This Year\u2019\">cultural celebration<\/a> &mdash; it&rsquo;s part of a broader push by the institution&rsquo;s new leadership to, in their words, &ldquo;make art great again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Appointed by President Donald Trump, new Kennedy Center interim Director Ric Grenell is shaking up the institution&rsquo;s direction and financial priorities.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Grenell explained to the media that Trump&rsquo;s vision for the Kennedy Center includes a stronger emphasis on fiscal responsibility, popular appeal, and public accountability in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the frustration that President Trump had is that the Kennedy Center has no cash on hand, no reserves, and they have been paying for salaries with debt reserves while taking around $40 million of public money,&rdquo; Grenell said to <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;If you&rsquo;re going to take public money, then you get to have public input.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Part of that shift, he noted, involves choosing productions that resonate with wider American audience &mdash; such as <em>Threads: My Songs in Symphony<\/em>, the upcoming multimedia orchestral tribute to Dolly Parton.<\/p>\n<p>As the Kennedy Center moves forward under new leadership, productions like the Dolly Parton event reflect an effort to align the institution more closely with mainstream American culture while rebuilding its financial foundation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2445222\/dolly-parton-explains-why-she-refuses-to-get-political\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOLLY PARTON EXPLAINS WHY SHE REFUSES TO GET POLITICAL\"><strong>DOLLY PARTON EXPLAINS WHY SHE REFUSES TO GET POLITICAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally premiered in Nashville, <em>Threads <\/em>has toured cities across the U.S., from Pittsburgh to Portland. Its Kennedy Center debut represents both a cultural celebration and a symbolic moment as the Trump administration seeks to elevate traditional American art forms and national heritage through iconic figures like Parton.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy-center.org\/nso\/home\/2024-2025\/nsop-dolly-parton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"go on sale\">go on sale<\/a> to Kennedy Center members beginning Tuesday, April 29, at 10 a.m. EST. General public ticket sales open Thursday, May 1, at 10 a.m. EST, via the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2075149\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2075149\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Center highlights Dolly Parton&#8217;s legacy to &#8216;make art great again&#8217; this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2428521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dolly-Parton.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[54246,39469,50057],"class_list":["post-2428520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arts-legacy","tag-dolly-parton","tag-kennedy-center"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dolly-Parton.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428520"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428524,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428520\/revisions\/2428524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}