(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.

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.

NOTABLE POSITIONS HELD

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