Mele Broomes

Mele’s work embodies stories from the collective voice, creating visceral and sensory collaborations. Most recently her theatre production GRIN (Made in Scotland Showcase) was presented at Battersea Art Centre, alongside the film production, screened at Theatre Centre Canada and part of Cultura Inglesa Festival in Brazil. In 2021 Mele was commissioned by Scottish Dance Theatre and created Amethyst, a theatre production and digital publication. Mele is co-founder of Project X Dance and was co-director (2017-2021), an organisation that champions dance and performance within the African and Caribbean Diaspora in Scotland. Mele is director and founder of Body Remedy a [forming] ecology that centres physical practice for self-recovery for black people and people of colour who identify as women and non-binary.

Remove? Recipient of the Total Theatre Award for her work VOID. Mele has presented work at Take Me Somewhere, CCA, BUZZ CUT, London Contemporary Dance School, The Centre For The Less Good Idea, Dundee Rep Theatre, Festival del Silenzio, SPLAYED Festival, Fringe of Colour Films, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Traverse Theatre, Jupiter Art Land, Dance International Glasgow, Tramway, Dance Base, CONTACT Manchester and Black Gold Art.