Meow Meow has wowed audiences with her own special brand of cabaret performance art around the globe. She has just appeared at David Bowie's High Line Festival in New York, and is currently appearing to sold-out houses in Berlin.

It is difficult to find an exact description that fits the performance artist Melissa Madden Gray – known the world over as Meow Meow. She is quite careful to protect her true identity, but observing her on stage, it becomes quite evident that she is an experienced dancer, and an opera singer.

Gray has worked with London's Opera Factory, Australia's Elision Ensemble, New York's Anthony Coleman, The John Cage Trust and countless international arts festivals An extraordinary comedian, Meow Meow shows feature love songs, multimedia, and dance with plenty of audience participation.

In this week’s Inspired Minds she talks to Breandáin O’Shea about her mysterious character Meow Meow, her love and admiration for theatre and her deepest wish to communicate with her audiences.

Interview: Breandáin O'Shea