(HE/HIM/HIS, B. 1999) JORDI M. CARTER IS A CARIBBEAN-BRITISH THEATRE DIRECTOR, CREATIVE PRODUCER, DRAMATURG, AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST FROM SOUTH LONDON.

HE IS MOST INTERESTED IN TELLING STORIES THAT EXPLORE IDENTITY, SELF-DISCOVERY, HISTORY AND SPIRITUALITY WITHIN BLACK AND GLOBAL MAJORITY CULTURAL CONTEXTS. HIS PRACTICE EXPLORES THE NUANCES OF LOVE, INTROSPECTION, AND THE STRENGTH OF COMMUNITY, WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS.

HE HAS ASSISTED ON, DIRECTED, AND LED THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF PROJECTS AT ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING: THE YOUNG VIC, THEATRE PECKHAM, BRIXTON HOUSE, THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON, THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, LOOKOUT BRIGHTON, SOUTHBANK CENTRE, GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA, LYRIC HAMMERSMITH, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON, GREATER BRIGHTON METROPOLITAN COLLEGE, AND TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY. HE IS ALSO CURRENTLY IN POST ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE OLD VIC THEATRE.

AWARDED A DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVE PRACTICE GRANT BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND IN NOVEMBER 2023, JORDI IS CURRENTLY DEEPENING HIS SPECIALISM IN ANTI-RACIST AND BLACK CULTURAL APPROACHES TO DIRECTING, INCLUDING SPECIALIST TRAINING AND EDUCATION WITH THE BLACK ACTING METHODS STUDIO IN THE UNITED STATES.

ALSO ONE OF THE SUMMER 2024 GRAND PLAN FUND GRANTEES, JORDI HAS BEGUN HIS PLAYWRITING JOURNEY, WITH SUPPORT TO BOLSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS DEBUT PLAY.

POSITIONS HELD

OLD VIC THEATRE LAMBETH BAYLIS TRUSTEE (2024/25) | OCT 2024—PRESENT

YOUNG VIC THEATRE GUEST FACILITATOR: FRESH DIRECTION, UNDER TAIO LAWSON | 2023—2024

BOUNDLESS THEATRE CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | MAY—NOV 2023

INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY THEATRE GUEST TUTOR, DIRECTOR, AND VISITING LECTURER | SEPT 2022—AUTUMN 2023

GATEWAY ARTS PRODUCTIONS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: SATURN RETURNS | JUN—OCT 2022

YOUNG VIC THEATRE YOUNG ASSOCIATE: TAKING PART & CREATORS PROGRAM | SEPT 2021—SEPT 2022

TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION

THE KNOT | NEW DIORAMA THEATRE / GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA / UPROOT PRODUCTIONS, DEC 2023

CREATING ROUTES (UNDER SHANIKA WARREN & TAS EMIABATA) | TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY, OCT—DEC 2023

FRESH DIRECTION UNDER NIMMO ISMAEL & MONIQUE TOUKO | YOUNG VIC THEATRE, NOV 2022—JUN 2023

YOUNG PRODUCERS UNDER ADRIAN GARDNER | THEATRE PECKHAM, FEB—APR 2022

DRAMA AND FILM STUDIES BA JOINT HONOURS (FIRST CLASS) | UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, 2018—2021