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  Chaim Levin on Jewish Orthodoxy and Homosexuality

  December 5, 2012 / Faith Complex

  Last year, Crown Heights native Chaim Levin participated in making an It Gets Better video for gay Orthodox Jews. He was subsequently pilloried for perceived “self-indulgence.” In response, Levin authored his own piece detailing his struggles with reconciling his religious upbringing and homosexuality. Chaim Levin kindly agreed to travel down to Washington, DC in order to participate in Faith Complex. In this episode with Jacques Berlinerblau, he discusses the challenges facing LGBTQ youth in the Orthodox community, the controversial JONAH [...]

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  Septime Webre Discusses Male Ballet Dancers

  September 16, 2011 / Faith Complex

  In May 2011, PJC Director Jacques Berlinerblau wrote a piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education about his younger son’s infatuation with ballet–and the schoolyard bullying that ensued. Professor Berlinerblau’s dissection of our gendered view of dance came to the attention of Septime Webre, talented artistic director of the Washington Ballet, who appears in this week’s Faith Complex. Webre joined the Washington Ballet in 1999 and has choreographed works that feature in the repertoires of prominent ballet companies around the [...]

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  Geoffrey Aldridge on Art and Identity

  May 13, 2011 / Faith Complex

  What do fur-covered cinderblocks, yellow brick shoes, and an inflatable deer have in common? They’re all concepts DC artist Geoffrey Aldridge has put to good use in his provocative social commentary. Aldridge, a versatile up-and-coming multimedia artist, examines questions of identity and sexuality in his installations. Particularly memorable is his exhibition “Hole in the Wall,” which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. School of Foreign Service student Alexa West interviews Aldridge for this unique Faith Complex installment. They [...]

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