In Celebration of Ken and Flo Jacobs
About This Event
In Celebration of Ken and Flo Jacobs at L'Alliance New York gathers filmmakers, musicians and sound artists who work between songcraft, cinema and live inquiry. The lineup includes Arnaud Desplechin, Georges Franju, James Roels and Ken Jacobs, with collaborators such as Nicolas Becker, Raoul Servais, Sidi Kaba, Sylwia Szkiłądź, Vincent Dedienne, Momoko Seto, Maurice Ronet, Michel Bouquet and Stéphane Audran. Performances emphasize structure, pacing and accompaniment, using the stage to test form in real time rather than pursue spectacle.
About Arco
At L’Alliance New York, **Arco** arrives as a rock/pop performance framed by an older European story: six human-shaped stone markers from the Copper Age, found near Arco in Trentino and linked to a wider 4th–3rd millennium BCE tradition. Featured performers include **Sidi Kaba, Nicolas Becker, Momoko Seto, Sylwia Szkiłądź,** and **Raoul Servais**, whose backgrounds suggest an approach that treats sound and image as evidence as much as entertainment. For New York audiences, it reads as a local premiere of a work that asks how ancient objects still shape modern listening. Its restraint is also its risk, but it fits the city’s appetite for cross-disciplinary music on a museum-like scale.
About the Artists
Sidi Kaba
Sidi Kaba is a rock/pop artist whose work has appeared in New York City performance contexts, including live sets at L’Alliance New York. Their collaborations span musicians and screen and stage artists such as Sébastien Onomo, Rony Hotin, Nicolas Becker, Momoko Seto, Sylwia Szkiłądź, Raoul Servais, James Roels, and Vincent Dedienne.
Nicolas Becker
Nicolas Becker, a visionary in the Rock/Pop genre, brings a unique auditory experience to the heart of New York City's cultural landscape. Known for his Oscar-winning sound design, Becker continues to captivate audiences at the esteemed L'Alliance New York.
Momoko Seto
Momoko Seto is an individual artist known for her work in the performing arts, though specific details about her genre or style are not provided.
Sylwia Szkiłądź
Sylwia Szkiłądź is an individual artist whose work moves between free performance, family-oriented presentations, and rock/pop. In New York City she appears at L’Alliance New York, including programs such as *Shorts: Strawberries, Snails and Slugs: the Films of Sylwia Szkiłądź* and *Vincent Dedienne en concert (un lendemain soir de gala)*.
Raoul Servais
Step into the mesmerizing world of Raoul Servais, a visionary Belgian animator celebrated for his groundbreaking graphic styles and unique animation techniques. His work finds a captivating platform at L'Alliance New York, where his spellbinding short films captivate audiences with their imaginative storytelling and visual innovation.
James Roels
James Roels is an artist whose work moves between free-form performance, family programming, and rock/pop contexts. In New York City, he has appeared at L’Alliance New York in events ranging from film-centered evenings such as *Magnificent Puppets: The films of De Swaef and James Roels* to live concert settings including *Vincent Dedienne en concert (un lendemain soir de gala)*.