Choreographer & Dancer

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ABOUT

Excerpt from a studio showing of Catenary by Rebecca Margolick & Hannah Epperson

 

Photo by: Jim Carmody

Rebecca Margolick is a Canadian-American dancer and choreographer whose work has been presented in eleven countries. Named one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch” in 2021, her solo works have received multiple awards.

Her choreography has been commissioned by Oregon Ballet Theatre, La Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Arts Umbrella, LITVAK Dance, Ballet BC Annex, The Ailey School, Michiyaya, and DancePORT Derida. She was also selected as one of the choreographers for NW Dance Project’s 2025 MOVE program.

Rebecca has been awarded numerous fellowships and residencies, including from the Banff Centre, Ailey’s New Directions Choreography Lab, The Dance Centre, La Galerie Chorégraphique, Centro de las Artes San Luis Potosí, Dance Deck, LABA NYC, BC Movement Arts Society, and Derida Stage in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of Movement Research’s GPS Fund.

Her work has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts, Trust for Mutual Understanding, American Dance Abroad, Danse Mirage Foundation, and the Canadian Embassies in Costa Rica and Mexico.

As a performer, Rebecca is currently dancing in Sloth Canon, a co-production by Company 605 and T.H.E Dance Company, as well as in a new creation by Charles-Alexis Desgagnés and with Jason Martin/Entity in Montreal. In 2024, she joined Andrea Peña & Artists for the creation of UAQUE. She has also worked with artists including UNA Productions, Annie Rigney, Belinda McGuire, Kayla Farrish, Allen Kaeja, Patricia Norowol, Jérôme Bel (The Show Must Go On), Derrick Belcham, Emily Terndrup, Maya Orchin, Shay Kuebler, and Barak Marshall, among others. From 2012 to 2016, she was a dancer with Sidra Bell Dance New York.

Rebecca serves as Artistic Associate of BC Movement Arts Society, a non-profit based in the remote village of Sointula, British Columbia. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and trained at Arts Umbrella.