Jordana De La Cruz

Jordana De La Cruz (she/they) is a Brooklyn-based stage director, curator, creative producer, and co-conspirator in the movement to spread Black & Brown joy. She concentrates on new work that questions what it means to be free and, more urgently, how we are helping each other achieve this freedom. Their practice aims to expand the concept of community and serve as inspiration for action, whether it be protest, rest as resistance, or artistic creation. Jordana is also the Co-Director of JACK, an award winning Brooklyn performance meets civic space, whose mission is to fuel experiments in arts and activism with adventurous artists and neighbors. She has served as a visiting faculty member at Fordham University and held producing, curating, and directing positions at Park Avenue Armory, INTAR Theatre, 52nd Street Project, Story Pirates, Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company, Lark Play Development Center, Japan Society, Iati Theater, La Mama Experimental Group, and The New School.