TURIN TURIN
FORRÓ FEST

Welcome to the third edition of Turin Turin Forró Fest!
We are so happy you are joining us to dance together, connect and spread this beautiful culture!

Here is a brief guide to enjoy the festival in the best way: we will be quick, we promise!

The festival is happaning on 17, 18, 19 of May, but you can dance from Thursday 16 to Monday 20: Forró doesn't stop with our extra parties!
So first of all check out the plan of your days in Turin ;)

Line up

Locations

MAIN VENUE (fri, sat, sun - workshops, day & night parties): Fortino, Strada del Fortino, 20
WARM-UP & HANGOVER PARTY (extra: thu, mon): Bocciofila Vanchiglietta, Lungo Dora Colletta, 39/a
FREE DANCING (fri): Giardino Pellegrino, Piazza Borgo Dora
AFTER PARTY (extra: sat): Spazio Non C'è, Corso Vercelli, 5
FORRÓ DA PADARIA: Circolo Ricreativo Mossetto, Lungo Dora Agrigento, 16

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Fortino

The main location has spacious and airy rooms for workshops, a covered fresh terrace for afternoon parties and a beautiful 400m2 dance hall with large windows, and a floating birch floor, specially designed for dancing at its best.
All this by the Dora river, a few minutes walking from the center of Turin.

The spaces

TERRACE: music workshops, additional activities, jam session and day parties
DANCEHALL - ROOM 1: dance workshops and night parties
ROOM 2: dance workshops and yoga

Rules

In the dance hall and room 2, outdoor shoes are not allowed: remember to bring your dance shoes and change them.
You can leave your belongings on the grandstands.
We are not responsible for the supervision of participant's personal belongings during the festival and will not be liable for any compensation in the event of loss of or damage to them.
Lost & Found is at Check-in
Fortino has a plastic free policy: at the bar you can't find plastic water bottle, but filtered drinking water dispenser. We suggest to bring your own reusable bottle.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond: we want to see you shine both on the dance floor and in life; we contribute to the goal with dance and music classes, time of self-awareness exploration, social dances, and glitter stickers in the bathrooms ;)

What's gonna happen

Dance workshop

On Saturday and Sunday, choose between 12 Forró classes (open level, beginner, intermediate, advanced) from 13h30 to 18h00 followed by a good stretching session.

Parties

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, dance floor is on fire from 21h30 to 03h00 (Sunday until 02h00).
Saturday and Sunday afternoons dance on the terrace from 15h30 to 19:30 with your favorite DJs.

After parties

On Saturday and Sunday don't let the day end (excluded from the passes because not everyone is inimigos do fim);

Forró da Padaria

Sunday morning at 07h00 is for those who just não para, não para, não para and want to have the last snack with live music accompaniment before sleeping, or for those who are very early risers and want to have a musical breakfast to start the day in the best way.
But why "Forró da Padaria"?

The Forró scene in Brazil typically evokes images of the Northeast, festas Juninas, and the great masters of the ‘50s/‘60s, followed by those of the ‘70s and ‘80s.
However, with the new millennium, new subgenres and traditions have emerged.
For sure, one prominent aspect of Forró in Brazil today is Itaúnas, a small village on the coast of Espírito Santo state.
For 22 years, it has been home to the world’s most famous Forró festival, attracting artists and dancers from all around the globe to fill the village for at least two weeks each year, in July and at New Year’s, with 24-hour non-stop Pé de Serra concerts.

Traditional venues like Bar Forró and Burraco do Tatu host the most famous Brazilian artists during official events. But another place that has become iconic is the historic Padaria Itaúnas (literally, bakery): since the 2000s has been a gathering place for musicians and dancers, evolving from informal and spontaneous jam sessions into legendary parties, known nowadays as the Forró da Padaria.

The Forró da Padaria is danced on a dirt floor, under trees and stars, often even in the rain, in an informal and welcoming atmosphere that lasts all day. Music starts early in the morning, after the main events end, catching those returning dancers who, after a nourishing breakfast, start dancing again to the live music of “arrumadinhos” by artists, often led by @alextrapia.

This year, with Alex Trapià and Gabi Sasso here in Turin, we couldn’t miss the chance to experience a little taste of Padaria with them.
Join us for a Forró breakfast with live music:
📅 Sunday 19/05 - 07h00 (still saturday for inimigos do fim)
📍 @circoloricreativomossetto, Lungo Dora Agrigento, 16, Turin

Other activities

We aim to offer you an experience that goes beyond dance workshops and parties. Forró is much more than this: it’s music, it’s Brazilian history, it’s Brazilian culture, it’s respect, it’s sharing, it’s community, it’s tradition. It’s the result of ancient roots that intertwine across continents, eventually finding in the arid land of the Brazilian sertão a fertile ground to evolve and blossom into a great passion that now livens up even our European dance floors with abundant generosity.
As European dancers and organizers who have encountered Forró in Europe, we strongly feel the need to remind ourselves and all of where all this generosity comes from. We believe in the importance of being aware of its origins and the responsibility that all of us have in shaping its future.
For this reason, we want to offer you additional activities aimed at getting closer to this culture in different ways.
These activities are included in the Party Pass as weel.

So we’ll start on saturday with a music lab about brazilian percussions 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼’ 𝗿𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 with @gilsonpercsilveira, a Brazilian percussionist from Minas Gerais, who has settled in Italy for many years.
You will have the opportunity to learn the main Forró rhythms by practicing with different instruments: zabumba, pandeiro, agogo, triangle, congas... we will create a small orchestra of percussions experiencing the thrill of making music together, with the enthralling energy of this incredible artist. You don’t need to have previous experience as a musician, just come looking for fun!

📅 Saturday 18/05 - 12h00

The second additional activity we want to propose to you is to immediately put into practice what you have learned in the percussion class*! In Brazil, live music and “arrumadinhos”, where people play music spontaneously together, are around every corner! If you play an instrument, bring it with you and join our 𝗷𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎸If you don’t have one, don’t worry: percussion instruments will be available for you!🪘🪇

📅 Saturday 18/05 - 13h45

The second additional activity we want to propose to you is to immediately put into practice what you have learned in the percussion class*! In Brazil, live music and “arrumadinhos”, where people play music spontaneously together, are around every corner! If you play an instrument, bring it with you and join our jam session 🎸If you don’t have one, don’t worry: percussion instruments will be available for you!

📅 Saturday 18/05 - 13h45

Respect, freedom, equality, fairness, empathy, security, consent, sharing, listening, equal opportunities, and rights.
These are the values that guide @forroditorino and the #ttff, we commit to spreading them, as well as many other forró communities.♥️

To maintain a free, safe, and respectful environment for all, we believe it’s crucial to promote education on consent and respect, as well as to encourage clear communication regarding personal desires and limits.

Boundaries & comfort beyond your dance: with Valentina Bianchini, forró dancer and community psychologist from @forro_padova, we will play

around with sensing our own and each other’s physical boundaries. It’s a playground where we can experiment with fun, kindness and lightness, while gently streching ourselves slightly out of our confort zone. We will work on skills that are useful in the dance, as well as beyond it.

📅 Sunday 19/05 - 13h15

The Passes

FULL PASS: workshops, afternoon and night parties (Thursday party, Monday party, and after parties are excluded)
PARTY PASS: afternoon and night parties, other activities (Thursday party, Monday party, and after parties are excluded)
DAY PASS: workshops and other activities, afternoon and night parties of Saturday or Sunday (after parties are excluded)
SINGLE NIGHT PARTY: Friday, Saturday, Sunday night parties, from 21.30 till the end (after parties are excluded)
SINGLE DAY PARTY: Saturday and Sunday day parties, from 15.30 to 19.30

If you still don't have the pass check out what you can get.
To participate in the event, you will need to be a member of our association, the Balanço Asd; if you are not a member yet, you will be registered during the pass’s purchase (membership fee is included in the pass cost). For this reason passes are availabe EXCLUSIVE ONLINE on our website: you can reserve your spot and pay AT THE DOOR CASH ONLY. The venue has limited capacity, so don't wait until last minute!

Please, notice that EXTRA PARTIES and AFTER PARTY are not included in the pass.

To get your entrance:

WARM-UP PARTY: here or at the door (20€ by cash)
AFTER PARTY: at the door (5€ by cash)
FORRÓ DA PADARIA: free entrance; breakfast 10€
HANGOVER PARTY: here or at the door (10€ by cash)

Check-in

FRIDAY: 21h30-00h30
SATURDAY: 12h00-16h30 & 21h30-00:30
SUNDAY: 12h00-16h30 & 21h30-23:30

Other important things to enjoy the festival and keep a good energy

Enjoy the festival respecting the others.

Always ask for the consense.
Be prepared to accept a no without taking it personally.
Respect the dance and expression of others without assuming hidden meanings: if you have any doubt ask and communicate.
Be confident to communicate your bounderies (we are doing a workshop about this).
If you experience uncomfortable behavior or see other people in discomfort, inform the staff or the volunteers at the check-in.
Respect other people's spaces figuratively and physically: are you sure you have enough space for that caminhada with sacada? Maybe a trava is enough to avoid kicks and elbows to other couples ;)
Please, attend workshops appropriate to your level of dance: this too is synonymous with respect! Attending classes at a higher level than yours will probably not teach you anything, but it will definitely disturb other participants and teachers.
Pay attention to your personal hygiene: shower, deodorant, oral hygiene, extra t-shirt and clothes are not questionable!

That's all, folk!

Bring your pass and your smile at the entrance and enjoy the festival!
We thank you so much for your trust and for coming to make this event special with us!
We look forward to meeting and dancing with you!

TURIN TURIN FORRÓ FEST