L’Alliance New York will present a diverse lineup of performances and exhibitions during its Winter 2026 season, running Jan. 9 through March 23, the organization announced. The programming includes dance, theater, film, and visual arts, offering audiences a range of experiences from world premieres to reimagined classics.
The season opens with choreographer Kimberly Bartosik’s bLUr, performed Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. and Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at Le Skyroom. Co-presented with Live Artery | New York Live Arts, the work explores urgent interventions in physical and emotional landscapes, emphasizing the human need for care and connection.
L’Alliance will continue its Comédie-Française HD Screening Series with Thomas Ostermeier’s La Nuit des rois ou Tout ce que vous voulez (Twelfth Night or What You Will) on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m., presenting Shakespeare’s comedy with a contemporary European sensibility.
On Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m., the organization will stage Pierre Corneille’s The Illusion in partnership with Red Bull Theater. The performance, aimed at families, presents the 1636 work L’Illusion Comique as a staged reading, followed by a post-show discussion with the cast and creative team.
Dance highlights include Alessandro Sciarroni’s Save the Last Dance for Me, performed Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and March 1 at 2 p.m., featuring the Italian folk dance Polka Chinata. A workshop on the dance will follow the Sunday performance.
The Comédie-Française HD series continues with Molière’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, directed by Valérie Lesort and Christian Hecq, on March 5 at 7 p.m., and a program from Paris’s Choreographic Ensemble of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris featuring Leïla Ka and Robyn Orlin on March 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.
The season concludes with French comedian and singer Vincent Dedienne performing his U.S. premiere Vincent Dedienne en concert (un lendemain soir de gala) on March 23 at 7:30 p.m., offering live renditions of songs based on characters from his one-man show.
Film programming includes a restored series of seven Claude Chabrol classics starting Jan. 13 and Animation First, the U.S.’s largest animation festival, launching Feb. 3 with Dandelion’s Odyssey and spotlighting Belgian animation.
Tickets and more information are available at lallianceny.org. The Winter 2026 season is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with additional backing from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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