Tushrik Fredericks

Tushrik Fredericks (he/him) is a multidisciplinary creative working across dance, choreography, sound, and movement storytelling. Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, he was first drawn to the expressive and visceral language of KRUMP, which continues to inform his physical and emotional approach to performance. Fredericks is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award (Chris Hellman Dance Honor), nominated in 2021 by TRIBE, under the direction of founding artistic director Shamel Pitts. He graduated from the Peridance Certificate Program in New York City in 2015 and has since worked with Ate9 dANCEcOMPANY (Artistic Director Danielle Agami), Sidra Bell Dance New York (Artistic Director Sidra Bell), and UNA Productions (Chuck Wilt). From 2016–2018, he served as an assistant lecturer to Sidra Bell at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, teaching sophomore students. In 2021, Fredericks received 3rd Prize for Dance at the SoloTanz Festival in Stuttgart for the first rendition of his self-choreographed solo, '(territory) of the heart'. In 2023, he presented the completed work at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn, NY. He is a recipient of the Baryshnikov Arts Open Fall 2023 Residency for a co-choreographed duet with Rebecca Margolick and was awarded the 2024 Princess Grace Special Projects Grant. Through his work, Fredericks crafts immersive, embodied experiences that explore altered states, human expression, and storytelling through movement, sound, and design.