Tushrik Fredericks and Rebecca Margolick

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.

“And now our bodies knew bodies,
They danced in unison, they got tired
They found rest without darkness
Our bodies, the performers of labor and care could feel and breathe together
Our bodies now weren’t afraid of a sunset.”
Tsohil Bhatia

Created through residencies at Derida Stage in Sofia, Bulgaria (funded by Trust for Mutual Understand), the Baryshnikov Arts Center Open Artist Residency, and the recipient of a Danse Mirage Foundation Choreography Pilot Program Grant. This piece premiered at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, NY, in November 2024.

Co-Creators/Choreographer and Performers: Tushrik Fredericks and Rebecca Margolick

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, the recipient of the 2024 Princess Grace Special Projects Grant Award and a 2025 CPR – Center for Performance Research artist in residence.
www.tushrikfredericks.com

Rebecca Margolick’s creations have been presented in over ten countries. She recently returned back to her hometown of Vancouver, B.C. after living in NYC for well over a decade. She was named one of Dance Magazines Top 25 to Watch in 2021 and has received fellowships and residencies from Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab, Banff Centre, Derida Stage, Centro de las Artes San Luis Potosí, The Dance Centre, BC Movement Arts Society, and more. She has been commissioned to create original works on Oregon Ballet Theater, La Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Arts Umbrella, NW Dance Project’s MOVE, Ballet B.C.’s Annex, and more. She has freelanced with many choreographers and was a company member of Sidra Bell Dance New York from 2012-2016 and UNA Productions from 2015-2023. She is currently dancing with Josh Martin/Company 605, Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, Jason Martin, and Andrea Peña & Artists.
www.rebeccamargolick.com

Lighting Designer: Connor Sale

Connor Sale is a Brooklyn-based Lighting Designer and the Resident Lighting Designer of Triskelion Arts. Recent collaborations include: ENUF; The Suite; The Dybbuk Part Two, or Still Between Two Worlds (Triskelion Arts), Das Ersatz (The Brick), This is How We Remember (Triskelion Arts, Philly Fringe), But, Soft + What Light (PAGEANT), the body || dust (Gibney), Earth Temple (with Nocturnal Medicine at SMUSH Gallery), and Sea Change (Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago). He tours internationally with Akram Khan’s Gigenis and with the production of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring that Sadler's Wells and École des Sables are producing. He’s interested in using the temporary nature of light to make people more active in space. More of his work can be found at connorsale.com and at @connorsalelight.

Music credits:

"Desires Are Reminiscences By Now" by Abul Mogard
"4101" by Roly Porter
"Pearls for Orphans" by Abdullah Miniawy, Erik Truffaz, Le Cri du Caire, Peter Corser
"Conversations with Angels" by Chino Amobi, Dedekind Cut, DJ Shadow
"Uskudar" by Muslimgauze
"Thirteen Proportions" by The Diwan Project