Testimonials
Festivals and events are all about teamwork. The team working with the festival director needs confidence in the director’s leadership, vision and capabilities.
Here’s what some of Ros’ team members, collaborators and artists have said about her style.
- Briony Galligan
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Ros has a brilliant way of creating festivals where partners, staff and artists feel ownership of the festival. It belongs to them. Ros employs the same openness and spirit of collaboration with her colleagues and festival partners that she does with artists. If there is an idea that you want to explore, Ros will flesh it out with you, encourage new approaches and help to make it possible.
There are many wonderful things about working on a festival with Ros: her clear vision of what is unique about each festival or event, the bold programming decisions that provide development opportunities for both emerging and established artists (and community groups), her solid relationships with sponsors and festival partners, and her innovative approach to the way existing spaces are used or specifically built for the festival.
- Amanda King – Creative Director, Chocolatestudio
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Ros has a great eye for programming, producing dynamic and diverse events that appeal to fans of both the popular and the off-beat. I believe this is due to Ros’ unique ability as highly efficient, supportive and relaxed director. She allows professional artists, performers and production crew the autonomy to get their own work done.
- James Buick – Manager Arts and Culture – Moonee Valley City Council
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Ros Abercrombie is an event management professional. I have had the pleasure of working with Ros on a range of festivals and events. These have included community festivals attracting 70,000 people through to smaller launches and presentations. At all times Ros has displayed the rare blend of organisation, eye for detail, creativity and in particular when deadlines approach, an ability to remain calm and keep a sense of humour.