The New York City Ballet has canceled its scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., joining a series of high-profile withdrawals from the prestigious venue.

The decision by one of the country's most prominent ballet companies represents the latest in what has been described as a wave of cancellations affecting the Kennedy Center's programming. The specific reasons for the New York City Ballet's withdrawal were not immediately detailed.

Separately, the Kennedy Center is involved in a legal dispute with a jazz drummer who canceled his own performance at the venue. The musician, who called off his show in protest of the center being renamed for President Trump, has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit against him.

The drummer claims the legal action is retaliatory, arguing that supporters of President Trump filed the suit as punishment for his protest cancellation. He characterized the case as an attempt to penalize him for his opposition to the venue's naming decision.

The Kennedy Center, officially known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, serves as the nation's cultural center and typically hosts major performing arts companies and artists from around the world. The recent string of cancellations and controversies has disrupted its regular programming schedule.