Of Dishes and Dreams (2025)
World Premiere commissioned and presented by Baryshnikov Arts
Choreography and Direction by Keerati Jinakunwiphat in collaboration with the artists.
Performers: Jennifer Florentino, Zack Gonder, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Alysia Johnson, Claude ‘CJ’ Johnson, and Ryan Yamauchi
Site-specific mixed media installation by transdisciplinary artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Music Direction and Production by Bryndon Cook and Quaba Venza Ernest
Costume Designer: Karen Young
Lighting Designer: Dan Stearns
Artistic Advisor: Doug Varone
Stage Manager: Katie Thorn
Video/Trailer: Alice Chacon
World Premiere: Baryshnikov Arts, New York, NY, October 2025
Inspired by her experiences growing up in a family-run Thai restaurant, Jinakunwiphat explores the intersection of service, synergy, and the act of balancing chaos. Set to an original score by Bryndon Cook and Quaba Ernest, the piece evokes the energetic pulse of kitchens and home-cooked meals. The evening’s visual landscape will be designed by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, incorporating textiles, sculpture, and domestic objects. Together, the dancers transform an everyday space into a sphere of healing and belonging, driven by themes of lineage, community, and the American Dream.
Of Dishes and Dreams is made possible with the support of Baryshnikov Arts, the Princess Grace Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Asian Women’s Giving Circle, the New York State Council on the Arts / New York Foundation for the Arts, and Robert Schulman.
Of Dishes and Dreams was created in part during a Baryshnikov Arts residency, during the Full ON Subject Residency curated by WADE DANCE INC in collaboration with NYU Tisch School of the Arts, developed as part of the Making Moves Dance Festival at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, and made possible in part, by Harkness Dance Center’s Artist-in-Residence Program at 92NY.
