DEBBIE ALLEN, JOAN BAEZ, GARTH BROOKS, MIDORI, and DICK VAN DYKE TO RECEIVE 43RD ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS IN RECOGNITION OF LIFETIME ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
(WASHINGTON)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of five Honorees who will receive the 43rd Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. The 2020 Kennedy Center Honors, which traditionally is held in early December each year, was postponed until May 2021 due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recipients to be honored at the 43rd annual national celebration of the arts are: multi-disciplinary artist, choreographer, and actress Debbie Allen ; singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez ; country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks ; violinist Midori ; and actor Dick Van Dyke . “The Kennedy Center Honors serves as a moment to celebrate the remarkable artists who have spent their lives elevating the cultural history of our nation and world,” said Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein. “Debbie Allen moves seamlessly between artistic disciplines and is a cultural ambassador for all while having...