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Former Kennedy Center President discusses the intersection of politics and performing arts

Former Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter discusses her tenure in leadership and the complicated intersection of politics and performing arts.

LIVE: Deborah F. Rutter on Leading Through Disruption and Designing for Resilience

The future of arts and culture depends on leaders who can innovate, adapt, and inspire—and Deborah Rutter has been doing it at the highest levels. With five decades of experience leading premier cultural institutions across the United States, she knows what it takes to drive meaningful change while…

War on women, war on Iran, war on investors, but Jack Dorsey has a “Love” hat at least

Story of the Week (DR): War Saudi Aramco CEO issues stark warning: Iran war could bring ‘catastrophic’ shock to global oil Prediction markets face questions on Iran war bets, from regime change to nuclear detonation The Maduro Capture (Jan 2026): Just hours before the U.S. captured Venezuelan Pres…

Deborah Rutter on Political Resilience and Future-Proofing for Cultural Organisations

In this episode, David talks with Deborah Rutter, an arts executive with nearly 5 decades of experience across major major US institutions including the Chicago Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and LA Philharmonic. In 2014 she became the first woman to serve as president…

Kennedy Center Workers Launch Union Push After Layoffs

Drama is taking center stage at the Kennedy Center — but it’s not the kind you’d expect. Employees at the famed performing arts institution announced plans to unionize, citing layoffs, anxiety and a troubling lack of transparency from leadership since President Trump took the reins in February. T…

Vice Provost for the Arts at Duke University Deborah Rutter discusses 3 rare copies of Declaration of Independence that will be displayed in Durham

Three copies of the Declaration of Independence will be displayed in Durham later this year, offering the public an uncommon look at how the founding document was reproduced and circulated in the nation's early years. Deborah Rutter, Vice Provost for the Arts at Duke University, joined Jeff Hamlin …

Ousted Kennedy Center president says artists must feel "welcome and safe"

President Donald Trump is now chairman of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Trump replaced 18 members of the board with allies who then elected him into the position. There is no precedent for this move – most presidents have been hands-off with the cultural center sin…

Rare prints of Declaration of Independence visit Durham. Public radio's Joshua Johnson on conflict resolution

0:01:00 Rare, historic prints of the Declaration of Independence visit Durham  Duke University and Durham are commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by bringing three rare, historic prints of the document to the main library in downtown Durham and then…

Recode Decode: Deborah Rutter

Deborah Rutter, the president of Washington, DC's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the Center's new free immersive learning spaces, REACH, which offer visitors the chance to participate in and look behind the scenes of many kinds of performances…