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Hindu festival that sees attendees immerse themselves in powdered paint .
Another early landmark was Global Gathering ; a 38,000-capacity dance festival in Stratford Upon Avon . “ Dave Mack was the promoter , and I was head of safety ,” says Morgan . “ That was a huge show , and something of a baptism of fire .”
The Fair ’ s client list began to grow swiftly and substantially , with many of the event owners remaining loyal to the company to this day .
Now a director alongside Dudley and Morgan , Yasmin Galletti joined The Fair in late 2016 as senior production manager .
“ I had just quit my job at another festival agency and was planning to go travelling for a year when I met Nick and Rob on
“ WE ’ RE MAKING A BIG PUSH IN THE STATES . THERE IS HUGE POTENTIAL WITH FESTIVALS .”
site at one of our festivals where they were handling safety ,” says Galletti . “ They asked me to come in for an interview even though I had told them I really didn ’ t want another job . I could feel the chemistry in the way that they worked , and I couldn ’ t resist taking the job .”
It wasn ’ t long before Galletti began managing Garage Nation and Eastern Electrics , which The Fair was handling for the first time , and became the account manager for Grosvenor Estates ; which The Fair had just won the contract for .
Other early major projects for Galletti included GALA Festival . “ When we first did that , it was a 5000-capacity , oneday , event in Brockwell Park . We found them Peckham Rye Park and it grew into a three-day festival with double the capacity ,” she says .
As well as overseeing festivals for The Fair , Galletti has been instrumental in helping to expand the We Are Placemaking arm of the business , and in 2021 she launched We Are OPS .
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