Performances & Workshops
Schedule
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Join us for a day filled with free and low-cost summer entertainment! Beginning at 12pm on our Madison Avenue pop-up lawn, enjoy The Bathers performances, paper flower-making, and three lively dance workshops. Inside L’Alliance New York, catch a film screening at 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
The Bathers
Les Baigneurs
12:15pm and 4:30pm
30 min
Silent performance
Performed by Yvan Clédat et Coco Petitpierre
From Picasso to Léger, the theme of bathers has been a popular subject in modern painting. This performance offers a lively and whimsical adaptation, featuring a pair of doll-like performers in striped bathing suits—entirely crafted from pleated tulle—behaving as if they were spending a day at the beach. On a custom lawn installed on Madison Avenue for the day, they sunbathe, lounge, play, and engage in other classic bather activities, moving leisurely near two large blue towels and a yellow tulle ball, evoking a playful, almost childlike vision of the sea and sun. The audience follows the dolls as they wander and strike various poses. The performance evolves silently, continuously, adapting to the unique characteristics of each space and its possibilities for movement.
Production: TWENTYTWENTY, lebeau et associésÂ
Coproduction: Musée du Léman, FAR° Nyon (S)
Paper Flower-Making
1pm–4pm
Madison Ave. btwn. 59th and 60th Streets
Celebrate creativity and French tradition with Summer Space Studio, a handcrafted paper flower studio based in NYC. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create a vibrant paper poppy using premium Italian crepe paper. Choose your color to make it your own and bring your flair to this iconic bloom.
Poppies are a symbol of remembrance, beauty, and resilience, and are often seen across the French countryside. Unlike fresh flowers, your handmade paper poppy will last for years, making it a special keepsake or gift. Come celebrate Bastille Day with creativity, color, and a little bit of joie de vivre!
This workshop is beginner-friendly. For safety, all children must be accompanied and assisted by a guardian, as we’ll be working with sharp scissors. L’Alliance New York and Summer Space Studio are not responsible for any injuries. Â
Dance Workshops
Three interactive dance classes
45 min each:
Salsa: 1:15–2pm
Jazz/Funk Fusion: 2:15–3pm
Ballet: 3:15–4pm
It’s time to move! Dance Workshop will lead three, free interactive classes in the styles of salsa, jazz/funk and ballet. The salsa class will teach you the fundamentals and musicality of dancing to Latin hits, the jazz/funk class is a fusion class of hip-hop, jazz and funk exploring dynamic choreography, and the ballet class will focus on center barre, adagio and jumps!
The classes are open to all ages and experience levels and are 45 min long. The fun and welcoming sessions will take place right on the custom pop-up lawn covering Madison Avenue. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just want to try something new, come dance with us!
Co-Presented with Dance Workshop
Clédat & Petitpierre
Yvan Clédat and Coco Petitpierre are sculptors, performers, directors, and choreographers. A couple in real life as well as in their artistic journey, they have been working inseparably since 1986. Experimenting seamlessly in exhibition spaces as well as on stage, they create choreographic and visual performances that depict dreamlike and poetic worlds where the performers’ bodies undergo metamorphoses. The interplay between dance and sculpture, along with the performers’ sensitivity to the objects around them, is central to all their creations. Their work has been showcased in more than 15 countries.
Summer Space Studio
Summer Space started in 2018 when artist Poy Twitchsri-Granati challenged herself to make one paper flower a day for 100 days—and fell in love with the process. What began as a personal project has grown into a joyful studio creating custom paper flowers for everything from home decor and gifts to special events, brand installations, and more.
In addition to handcrafted blooms, Summer Space also hosts hands-on workshops—perfect for private celebrations or team-building. Each class invites you to slow down, get creative, and discover the joy of making something beautiful with your own hands. It’s all about helping you bloom in your element.
Dance Workshop
Nestled in the heart of 60th Street between Park & Madison Avenues, Dance Workshop is a community-focused studio committed to dance education in their brand new, luxe studio. Their newly renovated space offers Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre and Acro for ages 2+. The studio offers a Pre-Professional Company track for dancers interested in taking their technique to the next level. DWS will be launching Adult dance and fitness classes for all levels, beginner-professional this Fall! Check out their schedule at www.danceworkshopny.com
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