TUSHRIK FREDERICKS
JUNE 1 & 2, 2023
8PM
$20 in advance / $25 at-the-door
$15 HEART TICKETS for queer trans BIPOC
(territory) of the heart
With performance by South African dance artist Tushrik Fredericks who is a collaborative artist with TRIBE (founding artistic director, Shamel Pitts) and soundscape by multidisciplinary artist TT Britt, '(territory) of the heart’ creates a movement journey parallel to a live sonic journey that digs deeper into physicalising the experience of the heart - its grapple with identity, humanitarian aspects and the endless potential that lies within one's heart and humanity to soar, challenge and find serenity.
“Tushrik Fredericks fascinates with a ritualized performance ‘(territory) of the heart’, which convincingly places the heart at the center of the dance contemplation.”
- tanznetz.de
“The sinewy, muscular South African Tushrik Fredericks, who combined perfect body control with ritualized and trance-like elements to become his (territory) of the heart.”
- Feuilleton regional
Tushrik Fredericks, recipient of Princess Grace Award (Chris Helman 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 the style ‘KRUMP‘. 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). Tushrik was an assistant lecturer to Sidra Bell at The University of the Arts Philadelphia for Sophomore students (2016-2018). In May 2021 Tushrik received 3rd prize for dance at the SoloTanz Festival in Stuttgart for his first rendition of his self choreographed solo '(territory) of the heart'.
TT Britt is a multidisciplinary artist based in NYC. TT’s storytelling origins began as a fashion stylist, and in recent years, those narratives have grown to include sonic transmissions as a DJ. The Virginia native is based in New York and draws inspiration from their communities both here and across the globe. Infusing the classic shape shifting sounds of the Midwest with the paradigm shifting sounds of Berlin, Copenhagen, Malmö, and beyond. Their sets will take you on a hard-hitting celestial journey through euphoric melodies, spastic synths, and cunty chants. Uniting rhythmic frequencies of opposing forces, TT's singular style is much like that of a "Meditating Gunrunner."
Photos by Zhi Wei