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Flower Power
Ballet RI hosted its 2026 gala, Ballet in Bloom, at the Woodman Center at Moses Brown School in Providence. The botanical-themed evening featured ballet performances by the company’ s dancers, a cause auction, seated dinner and dancing. The event raised $ 196,950 to support the organization’ s operations, including new artistic work, artist recruitment and retainment and community engagement in local schools.— LAUREN CLEM
1. Devon Kuehn, Eric Rietveld. 2. Wade Rakes, Shayna Halpin, Elizabeth Randazzo, Bonnie Bystrek. 3. Joe Nauman, Karla Everts, Dan and Sue Perry. 4. Dancers perform“ Effloresce,” choreographed by Company Dancer Styles Dykes. 5. Styles Dykes, Shawn Pearson, Sarah Van Breemen, Clay Murray. 6. Charlie Barmonde, Aiden FitzGerald, Nicole Adriance, Carlin Tripp. 7. Eve Rounds, Elisabeth Brassard. 8. Kevin Jennings, Stephen Gunter, Thomas Fitzgerald. 9. Jennifer Masiello, Olivia DiRico.
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