Incoming Transmission 📡 Funk. Disco. House. Synth-pop. Black queer joy. Cosmic belonging. Liberation. The intergalactic ancestors are coming.
This September, the Afro-Electro-Disco-Space-Punk pair The Illustrious Blacks will enter Earth’s orbit and touch down at 20 Thomas Street for a limited performance residency at The Stardust Club 💫 in The Flea for the world-premiere of ‘Beyond the Stardust.’
‘Beyond the Stardust’ is an immersive club performance and live-album experience conceived by Flea Artistic Director Niegel Smith and The Illustrious Blacks — the afrofuturist DJ duo Monstah and Black! — featuring 12 original songs and a dazzling cast of aerialists, dancers, and club-kids.
Join the pre-sale list in our bio for first access to Beyond the Stardust. The countdown to their arrival starts now.
We are thrilled to announce our new Space Grant Program for mission-aligned artists. Acting as an essential downtown hub for creative development, The Flea is dedicated to providing vital infrastructure and access to our state-of-the-art Tribeca performance center.
We are offering up to one week of FREE space in our intimate Pete or Siggy Theaters. This grant prioritizes projects-in-process that would otherwise lack access to professional-grade facilities in New York City, offering space for rehearsals, workshops, readings, and early-stage development.
This opportunity is one more step forward in our commitment to support Black, brown, and queer lead artists and producers as they develop the boldest, baddest experimental work.
“Artists don’t just need ideas—they need the conditions to execute them.”
–Dr. Lauren Britt-Elmore, Executive Director
The Flea 💋
‘Tis the Fleason to give the gift that keeps on giving! Join the Flea Champions, a bigger, badder social club with access to behind-the-scenes events known for getting just a little bit wild 😉
📣 Flea Family Announcement 📣
Our very own “artist enabler,” her words not ours, Lauren Britt-Elmore was recently interviewed on the @wbgojazz radio show. We love to see it! Well in this case hear it.
We’re so excited that @theillustriousblacks are a part of #SummerForTheCity at @LincolnCenter ! The festival runs June 10–August 8 and features hundreds of FREE and Choose‑What‑You‑Pay concerts, dance performances, silent discos, and events for all ages! Explore the full lineup at SummerForTheCity.org 🪩
You can join the pre-sale list for The Illustrious Blacks’ “Beyond The Stardust,” happening in September, on our website.
Show a little love to HANG TIME’s Brian D. Coats (@abc4coats ) and BATHHOUSE.PPTX’s Esteban Andres Cruz (@estebanandrescruz.actor ) for their fabulous performances in the August Wilson Theater’s production of Dog Day Afternoon (@dogdaybway ).
Zora Howard, come and get your flowers 💐
Congratulations for receiving the Steinberg Award for your excellent works like “Stew,” “The Motions” and “HANG TIME” (produced here at The Flea just saying 💅). We love when the world sees what we have always seen: EXCELLENCE!
Icons just being icons. @theillustriousblacks x @gracejonesofficial
We can’t wait until The Illustrious Blacks take center stage in Beyond the Stardust here at The Flea in September ✨Join the presale list in our bio.
A big thank you to every diva who made it out last week to ki with @legateauchocolat and @missus_truscott and witness them perform GREY ARIAS. Spending the weekend together was EVERYTHING 👠
Last weekend we said hello and goodbye to little orphan Annie and Madam Butterfly, wait sorry we mean @missus_truscott and @legateauchocolat . Easy mistake to make. Special shout out to GREY ARIAS Co-Director @Johnjarbeau !
We loved having you all 💋
