BIOGRAPHY
Keerati Jinakunwiphat, originally from Chicago, IL., received her BFA from the Conservatory of
Dance at SUNY Purchase and was a recipient of the Adopt-A- Dancer Scholarship. She has
additionally studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, San Francisco
Conservatory of Dance, and Springboard Danse Montreal. She has worked with and performed
works of artists such as Kyle Abraham, Nicole von Arx, Trisha Brown, Jasmine Ellis, Hannah
Garner, Shannon Gillen, Paul Singh, Kevin Wynn, and Doug Varone. Keerati began working
with A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham in 2016. As a creator, Keerati has presented her own
choreographic works at the American Dance Guild Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Dance
Gallery Festival, the Joyce Theater, New Victory Theater, MASS MoCA, Lincoln Center, Works
& Process at the Guggenheim, Chelsea Factory and more. She has been commissioned to set and create works on the Evanston Dance Ensemble, the Martha Graham School, SUNY Purchase
College Conservatory of Dance, A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham, Houston Contemporary Dance
Company, New England Ballet Theatre, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Bang On A Can,
Princeton University, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Whim W’him Seattle Contemporary Dance,
New York Choreographic Institute, Rutgers University, and the Juilliard School. Keerati has
graced the cover as one of Dance Magazine’s ‘25 to Watch’ in 2021. In 2023, she had the honor
of becoming the first Asian American woman to be commissioned to choreograph for the New
York City Ballet. Keerati is a 2024 Artist in Residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
Additionally, Keerati has been awarded with the Jadin Wong Fellowship Artist of Exceptional
Merit by the Asian American Arts Alliance and is a 2023 Princess Grace Award winner in
choreography.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
With the intention of preparing, organizing, and freeing our bodies, Keerati's class begins with connecting to our awareness and sense of self. The class uses the floor to discover tactility, circularity, and shifts of weight to warm up. With this sense of groundedness, the class shifts to exploring different planes and axes to find new ways to move across the room. Going into choreography, musicality and individuality are emphasized as we play with the phrase work. Keerati's class focuses on how we can stay present as we take up and share the space with each other.