Common Gradient | EIGHT/MOVES

Choreography: Mia J. Chong & Keerati Jinakunwiphat
Dancers (6 dancers): Allyson Chin, Kira Fargas, Cora Cliburn, William Brewton Fowler Jr., Crystaldawn Bell, Colin Frederick
Original Score: Ben Juodvalkis
Costumes: Colin Frederick
Full length: 10 minutes

Common Gradient explores the range of human emotions through abstract gesture, collective flurries, and dynamic moments. Fellow Princess Grace awardees Keerati Jinakunwiphat and Mia J. Chong bring their signature movement qualities, a new, shared vocabulary, and inventive choreographic structures to this collaborative work.

From Heather Desaulnier’s review:
“Common Gradient was my favorite work of the evening; a physical novella whose chapters communicated different tones, qualities and dynamics. Six dancers, costumed in dark pants and flowy silk tops, entered the space for Gradient’s joyful beginning. It was like we were witnessing atomic structures breaking apart and coming back together to form collective tableaux. Some of these living pictures would recur throughout the dance as new tonal layers and textures were simultaneously unveiled. Sometimes there was an atmosphere of caring. Sometimes of frustration. Of indifference. One duet felt quite charged, maybe even tortured. It was a fabulous start to EIGHT/MOVES debut performance.”

The piece premiered in EIGHT/MOVES Season 1 on August 16, 2024 at Z Space Theater.