TUSHRIK FREDERICKS

SOUTH AFRICAN BORN, NEW YORK BASED DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER AND TEACHER

EXPLORING THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH MOVEMENT EXPRESSION AND CREATIVITY

Tushrik Fredericks (he/him), recipient of the Princess Grace Award (Chris Hellman dance honor), nominated by TRIBE (Founding artistic director, Shamel Pitts) in 2021 is originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. Growing up he found himself drawn towards ‘KRUMPING‘. He graduated from the Peridance Certificate Program in NYC in June 2015 and has had the opportunity to work with Ate9 dANCEcOMPANY (Danielle Agami, Artistic Director), Sidra Bell Dance New York (Sidra Bell, Artistic Director) and UNA Productions (Chuck Wilt). Fredericks was an assistant lecturer to Sidra Bell at The University of the Arts Philadelphia for Sophomore students (2016-2018). In May 2021 Fredericks received 3rd prize for dance at the SoloTanz Festival in Stuttgart for his first rendition of his self-choreographed solo '(territory) of the heart' and in May 2023 he showcased the completed rendition of the solo at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn, NY. Fredericks also received the Baryshnikov Arts Open Fall 2023 residency for a co-choreographed duet with Rebecca Margolick and he is also the recipient of the 2024 Princess Grace Special Projects Grant Award.

W O R K S

40 - 60 MIN PERFORMANCES

(territory) of the heart

choreography and performance by Tushrik Fredericks

soundscape by TT Britt

physicalizes the experience of the human heart; grappling with identity, vulnerability and expressing the inner potential that lies within humanity to soar, challenge and find serenity.

to begin with no end
co-choreographed with Rebecca Margolick Lighting by Connor Sale

using spirituality as a vessel for connection and a common denominator between two distinct yet interconnected religions. Empathy, trust, and intimacy are shared within the multitudes of relationships we embody with each other. Grounded in the performers’ religious backgrounds—Muslim and Jewish—they navigate the complexities of their identities to give access to be with each other and see from the other side.

til infiniti
choreography by Tushrik Fredericks
performers: Claude Johnson, Nouhoum Koita, Channce Williams and Tushrik Fredericks Soundscape by TT Britt
Clothing by Dauan Jacari
Lighting by Connor Sale

a dreamlike work that explores the variety of black and brown fantasies and utopias through diverse and multi-dimensional physical expressions of becoming, flourishing, shedding, and primal unity.

C H O R E O G R A P H Y