Digital Stages Programme Director and Producer Margarita has been working in the cultural sector since 1998 in the capacity of production co-ordinator, performer and then, later, producer for a number of international theatre and film festivals and companies in Russia and the UK. In 2006 Margarita completed an MA degree in Digital Performance at the University of Hull and since then has worked for the Russian Film Festival (2008) and Russian Theatre Festival in London among other cultural ventures. In 2009, Margarita co-founded the independent events and production company GLAZ that initiates, curates and produces multidisciplinary cultural events in London.