Keerati Jinakunwiphat ’16 Wins Princess Grace Award
The Award recognizes the impact of her choreography.
The Princess Grace Foundation recently recognized Keerati Jinakunwiphat ’16 with a 2023 Princess Grace Award for Choreography.
Jinakunwiphat made history in 2023 as the first Asian American woman to choreograph for the New York City Ballet with “Fortuitous Ash,” her first work for a ballet company.
She has been commissioned to choreograph works on the Martha Graham School, A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Bang On A Can, Princeton University, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Whim W’him Seattle Contemporary Dance, the New York Choreographic Institute, and the Purchase Conservatory of Dance.
Since 2016, Jinakunwiphat has been with A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham. Kyle Abraham ’00 nominated her for the award.
Appearing on the cover of Dance Magazine as “25 to Watch” in 2021, she garnered attention for Big Rings, her first commission for A.I.M.
“As a dancer, Jinakunwiphat deftly captures Abraham’s signature vocabulary—limbs sweeping and slicing through the air—while bringing her own steady gaze and distinctive presence.
“Big Rings illustrated her attention as a choreographer to nuance in shaping group dynamics, as well as a knack for creating a fully articulated world onstage.”
—Dance Magazine
