Isaac Blake is founder and Executive Director the Romani Cultural & Arts Company (RCAC), Cardiff, UK. Isaac is a proud Gay Romany Gypsy and has worked as a professional dancer and choreographer. The RCAC is supported by a variety of major funders and government departments and has developed innovative programmes to enable cross-cultural dialogue and improve social cohesion across a variety of platforms ranging from Gypsy and Traveller caravan sites to contemporary art spaces and government buildings. Under Isaac’s leadership the RCAC has grown from a small voluntary group to a major third sector NGO leading the way in Romani and Traveller advocacy and empowerment across the UK and beyond. Other pioneering RCAC projects include the first UK GRT LGBTQ+ international conference held in Cardiff at the Welsh Parliament in 2019. Blake acted as Curator of the Dance Section of the RomArchive: International Archive of Roma Arts.