Jordi M. Carter is a Caribbean-British Theatre Director, Creative Producer and Multidisciplinary Artist from South West London. With an ongoing interest in Black cultural storytelling practices, his work explores the complexities of the Black existence through an Afro-Creole lens.
Former Co-Artistic Director & CEO at Boundless Theatre, Associate Producer at Gateway Arts, Young Producer at Theatre Peckham, and Young Associate at the Young Vic Theatre.
Featured by: Dazed, Vogue Italia, University of Sussex, Arts Professional, BN1 Magazine, FABRIK Sussex Magazine.
Credits include: The Government Inspector (Lyric Hammersmith/UAL), Black Terror R&D (Guildhall School of Music & Drama), Being Bold Together (University of Sussex), The Hivvy R&D (Gateway Arts/Hackney Showroom), We Need New Names (Brixton House/UK Tour), Black Performance Lab (Institute for Contemporary Theatre), Saturn Returns (Southbank Centre/NSCD), Of The Cut (Young Vic), Five Plays (Young Vic), Love Reign (Young Vic/South London Tour).
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Projects
- AROMATHERAPY by Khai ShawChallenging the concepts of modern masculinity. The story follows a young man called Marcus who, after a chance encounter with an older Black man, begins to detangle his relationship with power. Staged as part of the Talawa Firsts Festival at Talawa Theatre Company - July 2024. Directed by Jordi M. Carter https://rb.gy/i7so1h
- EVOLUTION: LABS 2024Set up in 2016 by the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and the BA Theatre Design course at UAL: Wimbledon College of Arts as a collaborative opportunity for London's emerging creative directors and theatre designers to meet and co-create work. This year Jordi M. Carter, Prashant Tailor, Matilda Liu and Segen Yosife will each direct re-lensed classical plays: The Government Inspector, The Birds, Mine Eyes Have Seen and Candida. https://lyric.co.uk/shows/evolution-labs-2024/#performances
- THE HIVVY by Luke ElliotTHE HIVVY centres on a young Black gay man after he receives an HIV diagnosis. Kyle must navigate his new-found health concerns, his work as a secondary school teacher, and his relationships with best friend Nate and family, all while processing his emotions. Somewhere at the end of the labyrinth is self-acceptance, but Kyle must walk through the entrance first. Sharing at Hackney Showroom, September 22nd 2023.
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Work history
Lambeth Baylis TrusteeThe Old Vic Theatre
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Director, HIS NAME (Ricochet Theatre: Bulletpoints Showcase)Contact Theatre
- Manchester, United KingdomFreelance
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Skills
- Creative Direction
- Creative Producing
- Creative Strategy
- Project Management
Education
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Sussex Media, Arts and Humanities Department
- Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
Drama & Film Studies BA (Joint Honours) - First Class 1:1
Awards
FellowshipRoyal Society of Arts
Nominated and appointed Fellow of the RSA in October 2022.