New Victory Dance Chapter 1 Shows & Events » New Victory Dance 2020 » Keerati Jinakunwiphat Keerati Jinakunwiphat Good Island (Excerpt) For everyone 8 and up In Good Island, a group of powerful men explore the limits of rambunctiousness, sensitivity and competition. Choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat harnesses the raw energy of her dancers to tell a story of high physicality and human connection. Choreographed by Keerati Jinakunwiphat Featuring dancers Joshua Dunn, Paul Giarratano, Leo Hishikawa, Claude ‘CJ’ Johnson, Javon Jones, Jae Neal and Logan Pedon Music “The Inner Sound” by Jesse Gallagher “APRIL 5 OW” by Zach Berns Additional Credits Hosted by Patrick Ferreri Sign Language Interpretation provided by Hands On, Inc. Interpreter Director John McGinty Sign Language Interpreter Candace Broecker-Penn Audio Description provided by Laura H. Congleton Archival video of Good Island Filmed at Battery Dance Learn & Engage About the Company As a creator, Keerati Jinakunwiphat looks to organize her storytelling with movement vocabulary that investigates high physicality, connectivity between individuals, strong musicality, and spirited oddity. The company develops intertwining, dynamic correspondence between characters in a celebration of diversity and individuality. Alongside many inspirations from film, literature, and visual art, she continues to explore different means of unique movement translation and invention. Keerati creates to develop relatability, evoke interpretation and stimulate. From the Choreographer Good Island (2016) is a place where Lord of the Flies meets Where The Wild Things Are. Together, these powerful men explore different degrees of rambunctiousness, sensitivity and competition. Choreographer Bio Keerati Jinakunwiphat, originally from Chicago, received her BFA from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. 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, Shannon Gillen, Andrea Miller, Kevin Wynn and Doug Varone. Keerati began working with Abraham.In.Motion in 2016. As a freelance choreographer, Keerati has presented her own choreographic works at the American Dance Guild Festival, Triskellion Arts, Dixon Place, Battery Dance Festival, Dance Gallery Festival and the Joyce Theater. She has been commissioned to set and create works on the Evanston Dance Ensemble, the Martha Graham School, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Dance and Kyle Abraham/A.I.M. Watch a Talk-Back Video Join choreographer Keerati Jinakuniphat, as well as Argelia Arreola and Martin Rodriguez from Chapter 2, as they answer questions about their work submitted by summer camp kids and families watching New Victory Dance. Audio-Described Talk-Back About New Victory Dance A celebration of dance in all its forms, our annual summer dance series features exciting NYC dance companies alongside unique opportunities to see and engage in a wide variety of dance styles. See lineup Did you know? Free arts programming like New Victory Arts Break and this year’s virtual New Victory Dance is just one way we make arts more accessible during this critical time. New Victory, powered by New 42, remains committed to creating quality arts education and engagement to broaden kids’ worldview through the performing arts. Support New Victory Dance Supporters New Victory Dance is supported, in part, by a generous grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation in honor of Dawdie Appelson, a teacher, arts enthusiast and life-long supporter of the performing arts. Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation | Howard Gilman Foundation | Harkness Foundation for Dance | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council | the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature | The Jerome Robbins Foundation
