L’Alliance New York announces upcoming Spring 2026 programming. From April 10 through June 24, 2026, L’Alliance will bring an exciting array of dance, theatre, film, and talks to New York audiences. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit L’Alliance Events. 
  
Friday, Apr 24 – Sunday, Apr 26 | FESTIVAL
Comic Arts Fest
L’Alliance New York
Comic Arts Fest 2026
Meet some of the world’s most celebrated graphic novelists and comic book artists across a full weekend of conversations, masterclasses, screenings, book signings, parties, and workshops featuring world-renowned artists such as Charles Burns, Elène Usdin, Felipe Smith, Julie Rocheleau, Benjamin Lacombe, and more.

Comic Arts Fest 2026 is curated by publisher Rodolphe Lachat.

Saturday, May 2 at 2pm | THEATER
Euphrate
Nil Bosca
L’Alliance New York Florence Gould Theater
Euphrate
Daughter of a Turkish father and a French mother, Euphrate is a high school senior struggling with the French education system. On top of keeping up her mediocre grades, she has to choose a career path, which leads her to interrogate how her dual heritage has shaped her identity. In a witty dialogue with her father, she embarks on a journey through her Turkish roots and childhood memories. Blending dance and spoken word, this solo performance by Nil Bosca tells the story of a young woman discovering her own voice.

Saturday, May 30 | DANCE/FAMILY
EUPHORIA
Caroline Breton
Le Skyroom at L’Alliance New York
EUPHORIA
“It’s hard not to get swept away in the irrepressible energy of this half-human, half-bird duo!” — L’oeil d’Olivier
Told through movement, color, and sound, EUPHORIA is a playful dance featuring two half-human, half-owl creatures who explore their environment using movement and sound. Through a poetic metamorphosis, the creatures develop a new understanding of themselves and each other. Created for families with kids as young as five years old, choreographer Caroline Breton invites us to find wonder and joy in the world around us.

Wednesday, June 24 at 5pm
Sunset Soirée at Le Bain | PARTY
Le Bain at the Standard Hotel | Free 21+
Sunset Soirée
Celebrate the end of a fabulous season of arts and culture at L’Alliance New York and the start of summer. Dance to global beats from live DJs, sip cocktails, speak a little French, and take in the spectacular skyline from the rooftop of the iconic Standard Hotel.

Friday, Apr 10 at 8:30am | TALK
CreativeMornings
L’Alliance New York Florence Gould Theater & Tinker Auditorium
CreativeMornings at L’Alliance
Join us at L’Alliance New York for an inspiring CreativeMornings! The event begins with a complimentary breakfast, where you can connect with fellow creatives. Afterward, enjoy a discussion from leading creative minds sharing fresh ideas and insights. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with a new community and be inspired in a vibrant atmosphere! Guest speakers will be announced closer to the program date – stay tuned!

L’Alliance New York regularly hosts the New York branch of CreativeMornings, a monthly free lecture series aimed at young professionals looking to meet new people and engage their creative minds. The free event begins with breakfast, followed by a lecture from guest speakers, usually innovative creators or thought leaders. There is also often a musical performance, and founder/host Tina Roth Eisenberg kicks off the event with a speech.

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Comic Arts Fest Full Schedule

Friday, April 24

Charles Burns: 100% Noir | TALK & SCREENING
7:30pm
Celebrated comic artist Charles Burns (Black Hole, Final Cut) is known around the world for his instantly recognizable illustration style and his surreal, otherworldly stories. At this special event, he talks about his cult-classic work in a rare public appearance. The discussion precedes a screening of Fear(s) of the Dark (dir. Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire, 2007, 85min), an animated black-and-white horror anthology with shorts from Burns, Blutch, Richard McGuire, and more.

After the screening and Q&A, join us for the Opening Night Party. Savor delicious food and drinks, enjoy music, and watch a Live Exquisite Corpse session where guest illustrators will create a unique piece of art. An Exquisite Corpse is a group drawing activity that gained popularity in 1920s artistic circles when it was adopted as a technique of the Surrealist movement to generate collaborative artworks.

Saturday, April 25

Family Workshops
10:30am, 1:30pm and 3:15pm
Unleash your inner superhero in these free, family-friendly workshops! From learning to sketch to making their own superhero mask, kids will take inspiration from comics to create larger-than-life characters of their own.

**Sketch a Superhero: **Inspired by the incredible superhero comics illustrated by festival guests, kids will learn how to draw their own characters and bring their stories to life on the page.

Become a Superhero: Mask-Making Workshop: If drawing a superhero isn’t enough, try becoming a superhero yourself! Create a superhero mask using paper, fabric, glitter, and more. Take inspiration from iconic comic book characters or straight from your own imagination.

Drawing Workshop with Felipe Smith | WORKSHOP
11am
Manga artist Felipe Smith is known for his graphic novel series Peepo Choo and Marvel’s Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider. Learn from a leading manga artist in this intimate, hands-on drawing workshop!

Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ | SCREENING
Dir. Thomas Astruc, 2020, 52min
This French animated series became a global smash hit, chronicling the adventures of Parisian teens Marinette and Adrien who transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. Watch the characters' journey to New York City in this TV special from Miraculous, which has inspired bravery and kindness in young superheroes around the world.

A Feminine Gaze on the Other America | CONFERENCE
12:15pm
Julie Rocheleau (Globetrotters) and Elène Usdin (Detroit Roma, René·e aux bois dormants) discuss how their work approaches America as a place of projection, displacement, and imagination, through travel, fiction, and personal narrative.

Felipe Smith: Manga from the US to Japan | MASTERCLASS
3pm
Felipe Smith’s career has spanned continents and genres. He's the creator of Peepo Choo, the first manga serialized in Japan by a Western creator for a Japanese-speaking audience. He went on to work in animation (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) before developing Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider with Marvel. In this masterclass, he discusses his wide-ranging work and how he bridges U.S. and Japanese manga traditions, moving between industries, audiences, and storytelling styles.

Superheroes: A Living Myth | CONFERENCE
5pm
Leading comic artists, including Fabrice Sapolsky and Julie Rocheleau, discuss how superheroes have become a modern myth, fraught with questions of morality, politics, gender, and violence. Moderated by Rodolphe Lachat.

Drawing Gatsby: A Live Illustrated Concert
6:30pm
Benjamin Lacombe brings The Great Gatsby to life through live drawing and contemporary jazz.

Sunday, April 26

Children of Captain Africa | SCREENING & TALK
Dir. Xavier Fournier, Frédéric Ralière, 2025, 53min

Drawing Workshop with Benjamin Lacombe | WORKSHOP
11am

Benjamin Lacombe: Reimagining the Classics | MASTERCLASS
1pm

Drawing Workshop with Elène Usdin | WORKSHOP
2pm

The Legend of Kingdom Come | SCREENING & TALK
Dir. Remsy Atassi, 2025, 77min

How to Succeed in Comics: A French Creator’s Journey | CONFERENCE
3:30pm

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle | SCREENING & TALK
Dir. Michael Kantor, 2013, 60min
5:30pm

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About L’Alliance New York
As an independent, not-for-profit organization, L’Alliance is committed to providing members and students with engaging French language classes and audacious multi-disciplinary programming that celebrates the diversity of francophone cultures and creativity around the world.

L’Alliance New York’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Venue: L’Alliance New York

22 East 60th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10022 Map
646-765-4773