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She was a dancer who leapt to the top of her field — then the Trump administration fired her

JL;DR SUMMARY The article details the story of Jane Rabinovitz Raleigh, who rose from an intern to Director of Dance Programming at the Kennedy Center before being dismissed during Donald Trump's second term as President, amidst efforts to reshape the esteemed cultural institution. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpCultural InstitutionsRichard GrenellKennedy CenterJane Rabinovitz RaleighDance ProgrammingJewish Cultural ExperiencesArts CareerPolitical Influence On ArtsDc Dance Network

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Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"When she walked up to the Kennedy Center on the first day of her internship in 2013, she was Jane Rabinovitz, a recent grad from William & Mary, fresh off a stint as stage manager for an Argentine aerial tango company performing in Miami, and newly determined to forge a career in the arts."
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
"But her parents decided to raise their kids Jewish and joined Temple Rodef Shalom, a Reform synagogue in Falls Church, Virginia."
San Francisco, California, United States
"She brought in Alonzo King LINES Ballet from San Francisco for their Kennedy Center debut in 2024, for example, introducing audiences familiar with classical, narrative productions to a more contemporary vision of ballet by an important living artist."
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
"In October, she went to see the Stuttgart Ballet perform at the Kennedy Center for the first time in more than 30 years."
New York City, New York, United States
"Stav Ziv is a journalist based in New York City whose work has also appeared in Dance Magazine, The Atlantic, and Newsday."

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