A storyteller first.

Jordy Kieto is a Los Angeles–based Black storyteller. His writing is driven by voice, point of view and character — by the themes of diaspora, identity, rage and transformation that he returns to again and again.

That same instinct for story runs through his published journalism. Whether sitting across from an artist or reviewing a stage, he looks for the narrative underneath: who is speaking, what they carry, and what it means.

His features, interviews and criticism have appeared in NOW Magazine and Intermission Magazine — from an exclusive with Obsidian Theatre’s Philip Akin to a run of Toronto Fringe reviews. They stand as proof of the pen.

He is also a musician, performing as The Moorish Bard.