{"id":153830,"date":"2021-01-13T23:07:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/covid-delayed-kennedy-center-honors-rescheduled-for-may\/"},"modified":"2021-01-13T23:07:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T20:07:57","slug":"covid-delayed-kennedy-center-honors-rescheduled-for-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/covid-delayed-kennedy-center-honors-rescheduled-for-may\/","title":{"rendered":"#COVID-delayed Kennedy Center Honors rescheduled for May"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#COVID-delayed Kennedy Center Honors rescheduled for May<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2014 Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series<\/a> of small events, organizers announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s recipients of the lifetime artistic achievement awards are country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen, violin virtuoso Midori, folk music icon Joan Baez and actor Dick Van Dyke.<\/p>\n

The centerpiece event for Washington\u2019s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts normally happ<\/a>ens in December, but it was postponed last year amid the pandemic. Now the center plans to hold some sort of commemorative event or series of events in mid-May.<\/p>\n

Planners envision \u201cmultiple events for physically distant audiences\u201d across the center\u2019s campus, according to a statement, which said there would be filming from May 17 to May 22. The entire campus \u201cwill come alive with small, in-person events and re-envisioned virtual tributes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The awards program typically centers around a gala in the Kennedy Center\u2019s main theater that includes tributes and performances that are kept secret from the honorees. But even with COVID-19 vaccines gradually rolling out across the country, Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter knew the usual concert would not be possible in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re clearly not going to have 2,000 people in an enclosed space for three hours,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I think we\u2019ve come up with some really great ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Country star Garth Brooks will be among those recognized by Kennedy Center Honors this year.<\/figcaption>
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The official announcement leaves plenty of room for improvising and last-minute adjustments. It simply states that \u201cthe viability of additional in-person events will be considered as COVID-19 safety protocols evolve over the upcoming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

For this year\u2019s honorees, it\u2019s a chance to be part of a historically unique ceremony, and some hoped it would prove therapeutic to participants and viewers. The event will be televised on CBS on June 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will feel like a return to something \u2014 not total normality, but something,\u201d Allen told The Associated Press. \u201cIt\u2019s normally such a festive event, and I\u2019m sure that will come across.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooks is no stranger to the Kennedy Center Honors process. He has performed as part of tributes to James Taylor, Loretta Lynn and Billy Joel. His wife, Trisha Yearwood, performed last year in 2019 to honor Linda Ronstadt.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust getting the call was such a thrill,\u201d Brooks said in an interview with AP. \u201cWhatever it is, it\u2019s going to be cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Midori said she\u2019s \u201ctruly curious\u201d to see what programmers come up with and hopes the event \u201crepresents a step toward normality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Violin virtuoso Midori will receive an award from Kennedy Center Honors.<\/figcaption>
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Van Dyke joked that the Kennedy Center \u201cjust made it\u201d by granting him the honor at age 95.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d certainly love to go in person,\u201d he told the AP. \u201cI ain\u2019t leaving without that medal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baez said she hopes circumstances allow for \u201ca gathering of actual people\u201d and that this will be the first ceremony in four years that includes participation from the president.<\/p>\n

The election of Donald Trump threw the event into turmoil, with multiple honorees threatening to boycott in 2017 if Trump were involved. Trump and first lady Melania Trump general<\/a>ly stayed away from Kennedy Center events, but Rutter hopes to get President-elect Joe Biden involved this year.<\/p>\n

Baez said this year\u2019s ceremony could represent the closing of two dark historical chapters. \u201cNot just the virus, we\u2019ll be coming out of the political dark ages,\u201d she said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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