JODIE WAINWRIGHT
MARGOT POLITIS
CEO
Artistic Director
With 20 years of experience working in the not for profit sector for organisations such as Cancer Council, Sydney Opera House and the Red Cross, Jodie brings a wealth of Marketing, Development and Leadership skills to Milk Crate. Jodie is a passionate believer in the power of stories and their ability to bring communities together, bridge differences and most of all, connect with audiences and create change.
With over 18 years of practice, Margot has become a recognised leader in NSW inclusive arts practice as a performer, choreographer, film director, and devisor of new dance theatre. Margot was appointed Artistic Director of Milk Crate Theatre in 2018, after two years serving as Associate Director, and designed and directed the company's 2019 primary production, Natural Order. Previous to this, she spent 2009-2016 as the Accessibility Director at Shopfront Arts Coop, where she established the Accessibility Program in which her directed work ‘ ‘Reaching Out Over & Over’, which was an official selection of the 2016 NYC Indie Film Festival.
In her previous role at Holdsworth Community, Jodie worked closely with Social Workers teams delivering Aged Care and Disability support to secure funding and develop innovative programs. While at Holdsworth Community, Jodie secured seed funding and developed partnerships to deliver supported arts programs, including Dance and Drama, for participants living with intellectual disabilities. This included a collaboration with Sydney Theatre Company to providing facilitating artists to lead Drama workshops.
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In 2017 Margot choreographed the Shopfront Arts Co-op and ATYP co-pro, Dignity of Risk alongside Natalie Rose, which won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Production for Young People. In 2013 was awarded a Cultural Leadership Grant from The Australia Council for the Arts, working with several companies in the UK including Candoco Dance Company.
