May 28- 30, 2026Irvine Barclay Theatre
We are looking forward to having you join us for The Wooden Floor’s 43rd Annual Concert: Grounded Orbits!
Below are details to make your evening most enjoyable. Please share this information with any guests who may be joining you.
Please Arrive Early
Lobby doors open one hour prior to all performances. Please arrive early to allow time to park and make your way to the theatre. To prevent disruption of a performance in progress, latecomers who have not entered the theatre when the performance begins will be asked to wait in the lobby until the piece on stage has concluded. This can be a significant length of time. Please note, if you leave the theatre other than during intermission, you will not be allowed back in until the piece on stage has concluded.
Purchase Parking in Advance
Please arrive at least 30 minutes early to allow time to park and walk to the theatre. For ease of parking, it is recommended that Annual Concert guests purchase their parking passes ahead of time via this link for UCI’s ParkbyPlate system.
While we highly recommend purchasing your parking in advance, you may also purchase parking upon your arrival at the Irvine Barclay Theatre parking structure.
Children
Children of all ages are welcome; however, a paid ticket is required for everyone entering the theatre, including infants and children. In consideration of other patrons, parents are asked to remove crying or disruptive children from the theatre while the performance is in progress.
Cameras & Recording Equipment
The taking of photos or use of any mechanical or digital recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Cellular Phones & Other Electronic Devices
As a courtesy to all patrons, please turn off all electronic devices, including cell phones, or enable a non-audible setting before the performance begins. The intensity of light from even a silenced cellular phone can disrupt our dancers and the high level of concentration needed to perform safely.
Arts Night Out
Attending the Friday performance? Make it an Arts Night Out!
Explore the work in Grounded Orbits with the cast and choreographers Brit Falcon and Devin Oshiro at a free pre-concert chat moderated by Jennifer Bassage Bonfil, The Wooden Floor’s Artistic Director.
Free with paid performance tickets.
Lobby doors open at 6:00pm
Lecture demonstration begins promptly at 6:45pm
Performance begins promptly at 8:00pm
For Family of Dancers in the Performance
Please send your dancers with water and snacks/meals each day as The Wooden Floor does not provide food, except for lunch served on Saturday between the two performances.
When you arrive for the performance, please look for the parents/families table in the lobby to send your dancer a special message ($5 fee).
All dancers in the performance will receive a Grounded Orbits t-shirt on Saturday, May 30.
All dancers will leave the theatre on buses provided by The Wooden Floor and to ensure safety, there is no way to see your dancer at the theatre, even after the performance.
Esperamos darle la bienvenida a nuestro 43º Concierto Anual titulado ¡Grounded Ofrbits! a todas nuestras familias de The Wooden Floor.
A continuación le proporcionamos algunos detalles importantes para disfrutar la presentación al máximo. Por favor, comparta esta información con sus invitados.
Por favor, llegue temprano
Las puertas del teatro abren una hora antes de la función. Por favor, llegue temprano para dar tiempo de estacionarse y dirigirse al teatro. Para no interrumpir el programa ya en curso, se pide a los que lleguen tarde no pasar al auditorio y esperar en el vestíbulo hasta la conclusión de la pieza. La espera puede ser larga. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que si sale del auditorio antes del intermedio, no se le permitirá volver a entrar hasta que la obra de danza haya concluido.
Compre su boleto de estacionamiento por adelantado
Por favor, llegue 30 minutos antes del comienzo del evento para que pueda estacionarse y caminar hasta el teatro. Se le recomienda comprar su pase de estacionamiento de antemano usando este enlace del sistema ParkbyPlate de UCI para que pueda estacionarse más fácilmente.
Aunque le recomendamos comprar su pase de estacionamiento con anticipación, también puede hacerlo a su llegada al estacionamiento del Irvine Barclay Theatre.
Niños menores
Los niños de toda edad son bienvenidos, pero todos, incluidos los bebés y los niños, deben comprar un boleto de entrada. Se recomienda a los padres que retiren a sus hijos del auditorio si lloran o interrumpen la presentación por respeto a los demás.
Cámaras fotográficas y equipos de grabación
Está estrictamente prohibida la toma de fotos o el uso de cualquier dispositivo de grabación mecánico o digital.
Teléfonos móviles y otros dispositivos electrónicos
Como cortesía, apague todos los dispositivos electrónicos, incluidos los teléfonos celulares, o active la configuración no audible antes del comienzo de la presentación. La intensidad de la luz, incluso de un teléfono celular silenciado, puede distraer a nuestros bailarines e interrumpir su concentración, lo cual es esencial para llevar a cabo su danza de forma segura.
Noche cultural Arts Night Out
¿Asistirá a la presentación del viernes? Le invitamos a nuestra plática cultural, Arts Night Out antes de la función.
Antes de la función del viernes, le invitamos a una plática informal gratuita dirigida por Jennifer Bassage Bonfil, directora artística de The Wooden Floor, donde exploramos los detalles de las obras de nuestro 43º Concierto Anual con algunos de los miembros de los tres elencos, así como con los coreógrafos Devin Oshiro y Brit Falcon.
El evento es gratuito con su boleto de entrada.
Las puertas del vestíbulo abren a las 6:00pm
La plática comienza puntualmente a las 6:45pm
La función comienza puntualmente a las 8:00pm
Informes para los padres de los estudiantes participantes
Dado que The Wooden Floor no proporciona alimento, excepto el sábado, cuando se le invita a los participantes a un almuerzo entre funciones, por favor asegure que su bailarín lleve consigo agua y comida todos los días al teatro.
Busque la mesa de padres/familias al llegar al vestíbulo del teatro. Antes de la función, con un costo de $5, puede enviar un mensaje especial a su bailarín.
Todos los bailarines que participaron en el concierto, ¡Grounded Orbits! recibirán una camiseta el sábado 30 de mayo.
Al concluir la presentación, los bailarines serán dirigidos a autobuses proporcionados por The Wooden Floor sin excepción. Se le informa que no será posible reunirse en el teatro con su bailarín durante la presentación o después.
About the Dances
Moon Tides
Choreographer Brit Falcon’s newest work, Moon Tides, is shaped by the dancers’ voices and their fleeting collisions layered through time. The movement is built collaboratively with the dancers, drawn from personal prompts, partnering games, improvisational scores, and gestures created in community. Sweeping group sections travel across the stage with speed, momentum, and grit, while quieter interwoven duets reveal moments of connection, support, and care. Like the moon and the earth to one another, the dancers both shape and are shaped by the shifting pulls between individuality and belonging as they grow alongside one another. The original sound score is developed and composed by Brit Falcon, with contributions from the dancers.
Reflections in Time and Space
Artistic Director Jennifer Bassage Bonfil’s new work, Reflections in Time and Space, celebrates her 20th Annual Concert with the organization, drawing from memories of past concerts and a curiosity about how memory lives in the body and brain. Inspired by shared and individual memory, neural pathways, and the brain’s duality, the movement explores patterns of connection through mirroring and response. The piece reflects the passage of time held in memory and the synaptic space where impulses are formed and reshaped. Original music by Brian Wood, featuring flute, piano, voice, and layered textures, unfolds as a living soundscape shaped by the emotional resonance of memory itself.
What We Cannot Build Alone
Choreographer Devin Oshiro’s new work, What We Cannot Build Alone, brings together dancers in a collaborative exploration of how individual voices shape and strengthen community. Blending precise angularity with grounded circularity, the choreography unfolds through themes of unity, contrast, support, and independence. Connections form and dissolve in ephemeral moments, creating a shifting architecture of bodies in space. Moments of unison reflect the experience of moving together while remaining true to oneself. Influenced by the abstract and geometric modern art of Wassily Kandinsky, the piece poses a central question: What can we build together that we cannot build alone? An original score by Zaq Kenefick weaves together atmospheric soundscapes, driving beats, and unexpected musical textures, shaped through play and improvisation.
Meet the Choreographers
Brit Falcon (she/her)
- New York City based choreographer, educator, and critically acclaimed dancer
- Earned her MFA in Dance from the University of Maryland and a BFA in Dance from The College at Brockport
- Teaching credits include Colorado Mesa University, NYU Gallatin, University of Oregon, Nazareth College, American Dance Festival, Gibney Dance Center, University of Hartford, Goucher College, and Performática (Mexico)
- On faculty at Marymount Manhattan College and makes work with Falcon Dance
Jennifer Bassage Bonfil (she/her)
- Started teaching at The Wooden Floor in 2006 and is the current Artistic Director
- Earned her BFA from Chapman University and MA from the University of Northern Colorado
- Founding Company Member of Backhausdance
- Previously taught at Chapman University, California State University Long Beach, and Santa Ana College
Devin Oshiro (she/her)
- Japanese–Mexican American dance artist from Diamond Bar, CA, who relocated to Seattle in 2025
- Earned her BA in Dance, magna cum laude from California State University, Fullerton
- Danced with Gibney Dance Company and worked as their Deputy Artistic Director of Community Action
- Has presented work nationally and internationally including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
PARKING:
The nearest parking structure is at the corner of Campus and West Peltason, and is right next to the theater.
Parking: Regular price is $13; IBT discounted pricing is $10. Upon entry, please tell the kiosk attendant that you are an Irvine Barclay Theatre patron.
Please note that the parking structure is operated by UCI and not by Irvine Barclay Theatre.
UCI Parking’s online pay-in-advance system is available. Click here to purchase parking in advance
We do not recommend parking in the shopping center across from the theater, as spaces are limited, and non-customer vehicles are subject to towing.
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Arts Night Out
FREE bonus for Friday patrons!
Friday, May 2at 6:45pm
Make it an arts night out! Explore the work in Curious Currents of Possibilities with the cast and choreographers Billy Smith and Eva Stone at a free pre-concert chat moderated by Jennifer Bassage Bonfil, The Wooden Floor’s Artistic Director.
Presented by:
Thank you to our
41st Annual Concert Underwriters!
HONORARY UNDERWRITER
The Beall Family Foundation
ASSOCIATE UNDERWRITER
Helen Sperry Lea Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Socorro & Ernesto Vasquez
CONCERT UNDERWRITER
Bobbi Cox
Davis/Dauray Family Fund
Yvonne & Damien Jordan
Linda and Tod White Charitable Fund
Cath MacIver & Jim Slaughter
Marilyn McIntyre
Robyn and Dave Stauffer
CONCERT PARTNER
Michelle & Timothy Dean
Carole & Rich Lee
CONCERT SUPPORTER
Hydraflow – Ayloush Family
MVS Foundation
*As of 03/7/2022