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An evolution of the inspiring choreography from Mark Haim, Nami Yamamoto, and Melanie Ríos Glaser, which sold out performances at Walt Disney Concert Hall’s REDCAT. Now expanded to feature a cast of 125 dancers!

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we believe that all children, especially youth with the greatest financial need, deserve the opportunity to engage in a journey of learning and self-actualization that is real, sustained and relevant. The Wooden Floor fosters close and positive long-term relationships, with programs designed for 10 years of student participation. Artistic immersion is integrated with mentoring, comprehensive academic support, college-prep and family support services to provide a solid platform for advancement and success. F I N D O U T M O R E O N L I N E AT W W W. T H E W O O D E N F L O O R . O R G .

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Friday, June 4, at 6:45pm, enjoy a pre-concert chat that explores the design process with The Wooden Floor’s amazing artistic collaborators, including lighting designer James F. Ingalls and Scenic Designer, Luke Cantarella.

Complete details are online at TheWoodenFloor.org

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Although sentimental it is not, do expect to be movedby Nami Yamamoto’s Flying With My Shooting Stars as she strikes with searing, compassionate images. Yamamoto invites puppeteer Matt Acheson and the enigmatic puppet Tony to collaborate in the dance. It’s a revealing combination of uncanny depth and warmth with silences that speak loudly. Mark Haim revives his first commission for The Wooden Floor, titled Los Angelitos. Intricate and galvanizing, dancers write their names with their heads as they communicate in another language. They bond through adversity with gentle touches that last. In her new work, Melanie Ríos Glaser deconstructs and re-assembles the nuances in the lives of these fascinating teenagers, teasing out how pop culture has influenced their talk, their walk and their song.

The youth of The Wooden Floor emerge as riveting performersthrough an artistic lens that extracts the duality of their newness and the wisdom of lives seemingly long lived. This work is original, inventive, unapologetic and idiosyncratic. The performances break down ethnic, gender and age stereotypes about who can inspire, create, perform and contribute to the evolution of the genre of contemporary dance.

an open spaceFour performances only!June 3 to 5, 20108pm nightly, plus 2:30pm Matinee SaturdayGeneral Seating $20Benefit Seating $50*Student rush seats and children 12 and under, half price*$30 tax deductible contribution

Get your tickets today!Tickets on sale through the Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive in Irvine(949) 854-4646 and www.TheBarclay.orgOr Ticketmaster (714) 740-7878 and www.Ticketmaster.com

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