Greta Mendez is a pioneer of African and African Diasporic dance who has worked as a performance art artist, theatre and movement director, carnivalist and producer. Having won the NatWest and BP Gold Medal, Winner of 2 BEFFTA’s, Winner of Best Newcomer in Short Film for Kashmir Ophelia, her works include Ah! Hard Rain and Dance: Invisible History, Mendez is the first black woman to direct a contemporary dance company in the UK.
