JORDI M. CARTER

Director. Dramaturg. Creative Producer. Writer.

Jordi (he/him) is a Caribbean-British creative born and based in South London, whose multi-disciplinary practice is informed by indigenous and diasporic storytelling traditions of the Caribbean, Africa, and the Global South. His work explores the intersections of cultural expression, mindfulness, and well-being, and aims to build creative spaces rooted in collaboration, equity, and holistic processes.

He has worked with, delivered projects, and supported productions at leading UK arts organisations and educational institutions, including the Young Vic, Theatre Royal Brighton, University of Sussex, Contact Manchester, Talawa Theatre Company, Lyric Hammersmith, Brixton House, Southbank Centre, and the Institute for Contemporary Theatre.

Jordi currently sits on the Board of Trustees at The Old Vic as the 2024/25 Lambeth Baylis Trustee, and is Assistant Director on the Theatre Royal Stratford East & Leeds Playhouse co-production of Animal Farm in association with Nottingham Playhouse, directed by Amy Leach (Feb—Apr 2025).

He served as the inaugural Co-Artistic Director & Chief Executive Officer at Boundless Theatre in 2023, pioneering a model of youth co-leadership alongside Lamesha Ruddock as Co-Executive Director. He was also the 2021/22 Taking Part & Creators Program Young Associate at the Young Vic, where he trained for a year in the work of creative engagement, community producing, and artistic output.

With a developing specialism in anti-racist approaches to Directing through performance practices from the Black Diaspora and Global South, Jordi has studied under leading practitioners and programmes, including those of the Black Acting Methods Studio. He is a recipient of Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant (2023), The Grand Plan Fund (2024), and was a shortlist nominee for the Stuart Hall Foundation Fellowship at the University of Sussex (2021/22) and former Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2022 — 2023).

His directing/artistic training includes: Young Vic Theatre (Creators Program)’s Fresh Direction programme under Nimmo Ismail & Monique Touko (2022—2023); Black Acting Methods Studio (USA)’s Acting While Black: Essential Tools to Thrive and Acting Methods for the 21st Century courses (2023—2024); Talawa Theatre Company’s Creating Routes (2023) and Black Dramaturgy Club (2023—2024); New Diorama Theatre’s business bootcamp The Knot (2023); and Theatre Peckham’s Young Producers programme, supported by Nike London (Spring 2022). He holds a First Class Joint Honours BA degree in Drama and Film Studies from the University of Sussex.

Image by Steffi Njoya (Animal Farm rehearsals at Leeds Playhouse, Jan 2025)