Choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat’s “Fortuitous Ash,” with score by Du Yun, is featured in the company’s winter season in New York.
Also animating the piece: an appreciative stretching of form. “I love a ballet step, but I love to stretch and pull it out in different ways,” Jinakunwiphat says. “That’s exciting for me.”
“American culture promotes individuality, which I love, and I think is super important,” she adds, “and I always want to have my dancers shine as themselves, and be seen as themselves, onstage. And then, thinking more about my Thai culture, which is super heavy on community and family: That’s where the connectivity lies in my work. People support each other and move together, and it becomes something bigger than themselves.
In addition to assisting Abraham in new commissioned work, Jinakunwiphat has developed a reputation as a choreographer in her own right, racking up commissions. New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan was among those who saw “Big Rings.” She recognized talent. “When you see it, you want to grab it. You want to hone it, and give it a chance,” she says.
So “Fortuitous Ash” now unfurls to the trumpets, electric guitar and electronics of Du Yun’s “Air Glow,” as well as part of “Run in a Graveyard,” for electronics and bass flute.
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