<h1>Family-run cultural centre postpones weekend theatre program, cites unforeseen circumstances amid trade tensions and public backlash</h1> A privately funded cultural centre run by a prominent business family postponed a New York theatre weekend scheduled for mid-September, citing 'unforeseen circumstances' and offering ticket refunds while calling the move a temporary pause. The decision comes amid escalating trade tensions between the two countries after the importing country purchased significant volumes of a sanctioned supplier's oil, and the importing country's exporters faced doubled tariffs. The postponement followed public criticism from a senior US administration adviser, whose remarks were widely criticized as casteist, and prompted speculation that diplomatic-commercial friction influenced the event delay.