TURIN TURIN
FORRÓ FEST
Welcome to the fourth 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 30, 31 of May, 1st of June, but you can dance from Thursday 29 to Monday 2: Forró doesn't stop with our extra parties!
So first of all check out the plan of your days in Turin ;)
Line up
Workshops
GRAZI DAVID
OPEN LEVEL - MUSICAL STEPS
Connect forró steps to musicality and rhythm. Listen deeply to tempo, breaks, and balanço to make your dance more fluid and expressive.
Prerequisites: basic step and open base
INTERMEDIATE - BODY EXPRESSION: HIPS & CADENCE
Same movement, new meaning through subtle shifts in intention, rhythm and connection.
Focus on hips and cadence.
Prerequisites: basic roots steps (piao, caminhada, Paulista…)
ADVANCED - DANCE DIALOGUE: PAULISTA VARIATION
Refine the dialogue leader-follower with new approaches and responses in paulista turn, for a more creative dance.
Prerequisites: open and closed Paulista turn, basic roots steps, sacada, axis control
LEO DINIZ
BEGINNER - ROOTS BODY: THE EMBRACE
Develop posture, structure, and connection for a perfect embrace in roots style.
Prerequisites: basic step
INTERMEDIATE: FOOTWORK: ARRASTES & PESCADAS
Explore footwork creativity with slides and hooks movements, adding flavor and playfulness to your dance.
Prerequisites: good weight transfer, good connection, axis control
ADVANCED - CADENA VARIATION: REBOTE & CUT
Push your technique further by exploring cadena variations with rebote and directional cuts.
Prerequisites: basic cadena, good connection, axis control
LUCAS & ALICE
OPEN LEVEL - CREATIVE HANDS IN OPEN EMBRACE
Hand transitions, how to invite the hand, work with a free arm, dance with both hands connected.
Prerequisites: basic step and open base
INTERMEDIATE - 3 OR 5 STEPS? FEEL THE DIFFERENCE
How to differentiate the leading and the execution of 3 or 5-step movements, exploring creative sequences.
Prerequisites: simple turn, basic 5-steps movements
ADVANCED - BASQUETE: VARIATIONS & TRANSITIONS
Explore the Basket movement and its creative variations: finishing in Paulista, 7-step inversion, hand switches, and playful arm styling.
Prerequisites: confidence with 5-steps movements, Paulista turn, axis control
DANIEL MARINHO
BEGINNER - SWINGS & HIP MOVEMENT IN CLOSED EMBRACE
Explore swings, weight shifts, and hip movement within the closed embrace to deepen connection and flow in forró.
Prerequisites: basic steps, close embrace
INTERMEDIATE - PESCADAS VARIATIONS
Learn different variations of the classic pescada step to add style and creativity to your forró dancing.
Prerequisites: good weight transfer, good connection, axis control
ADVANCED - FOOTWORK & SPINS WITH MUSICALITY
Change the rhythm of steps and turns according to the musicality.
Prerequisites: confidence in the main movements of the roots style, including advanced ones.
VALE & GUEN
WELCOME WORKSHOP: UNDER THE SKIN
An unconventional workshop to kick off the festival on the right foot — and the left one too!
Light, playful, and as deep as you want it to be.
GILSON SILVEIRA
BRAZILIAN PERCUSSIONS IN FORRO' RHYTHMS
Learn the main Forró rhythms by practicing with a variety of instruments: zabumba, pandeiro, agogô, triangle, congas...
We’ll create a small percussion orchestra and experience the joy of making music together, .
Brazilian Northeastern
Art
CORDEL
All around our festival venue, you'll find many small colorful booklets filled with illustrations and stories that can transport us to the distant Sertão.
They are called "cordéis" and now we’ll tell you a bit about this artistic tradition from the
Brazilian Northeast.
What is Cordel?
Cordel literature, also known in Brazil as
folheto, popular verse literature, or simply cordel, is a popular literary genre often
written in rhymed verse. It originated from oral storytelling traditions and was later printed in small booklets. Cordel is officially recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Brazil.
Where did it come from?
Cordel has roots in Portuguese folk literature.
It arrived in Brazil during colonial times,
influenced by European storytelling traditions. By the 19th century, it evolved into a distinct cultural form in the Northeast of Brazil.
The people’s voice
Cordel became the “press of the backlands.”
In areas with limited access to formal education, it informed, taught, and entertained. Often read aloud at fairs by poets and singers, sometimes with a “rabeca”or “viola”.
Cordel follows a specific structure and rhythm.
Typically written in six-line stanzas (sextilhas), with simple and catchy rhymes—perfect for oral storytelling and memorization.
A wide range of themes
Cordel poetry spans sacred to humorous!
• Folk legends
• Social and political critique
• Tales of cangaço (bandits like Lampião and Maria Bonita)
• Religion, satire, history
All told with vibrant, accessible language.
Os Inimigos do Fim
For TTFF25, we created an exclusive cordel to celebrate Northeastern Brazilian culture and tell the story of our forró – the story of all of us, including you: ordinary people who, united by a love for this culture, turn into night creatures, into party animals.
And so, here is the tale of the Inimigos do Fim.
“São os inimigos do fim:
Não deixam o passo parar.
Bichos da madrugada,
Criaturas do luar.
Animais que se alimentam
Da resenha e do dançar.”
Curious to find out what
happenvs next? Come find our cordel at our merch stand!
Cordel is resistance, art, and the living memory of the Northeast.
XILOGRAVURA
What is Xilogravura?
Xilogravura (Woodcut) is a printmaking technique where images are carved into wood. Then, ink is applied, and the image is transferred to paper, creating unique and striking illustrations.
Northeastern creativity
In the Northeast of Brazil, the technique was adapted using everyday tools:
- Kitchen knives, pocket knives, and even wooden spoons became tools for creation!
This gave rise to a unique aesthetic in
Northeastern woodcut printing.
Forró and the cultural imagination
Just like forró, woodcuts tell the story of Northeastern life with emotion and truth.The scenes show accordion players, dance, “Festas Juninas”, “Sertanejos”, “Vaqueiros” and the Sertão.
Together, they form the cultural soul of the Northeast.
Artist - J. Borges
J. Borges is Brazil’s most iconic woodcut artist.
Awarded nationally and internationally, he immortalized the backlands with wood and ink.
His work is a symbol of cultural resistance and identity.
The technique of woodcut printing has also been used to illustrate the covers of cordéis and to visually tell the stories to those who couldn’t read them.
For our Inimigos do Fim cordel, we created an exclusive woodcut inspired by the works of this great artist, J Borges, and handcrafted by Grazi David.
Come live this cultural experience with us!
During the event, you'll also have the chance to print your own Inimigos do Fim artwork, among other, in the woodcut workshop led by Grazi David.
Don’t miss out!
Locations
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MAIN VENUE (fri, sat, sun - workshops, day & night parties): Fortino, Strada del Fortino, 20
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WARM-UP & HANGOVER PARTY (extra: thu, mon): Bocciofila Vanchiglietta, Lungo Dora Colletta, 39/a
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FORRO' DA VARANDA - FREE DANCING (fri): Piazza del Balon, via Borgo Dora 22 to 33
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AFTER & PADARIA TTFF25 OFF (extra sat/sun): Circolo Ricreativo Mossetto, Lungo Dora Agrigento, 16
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
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TERRACE: music workshop, jam session and day parties
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DANCEHALL - ROOM 1: dance workshops and night parties
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ROOM 2: dance workshops
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DEHOR: Xilogravura workshop
Rules
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CLEAN SHOES REQUIRED
Outdoor shoes are not allowed in the Dance Hall or the workshop room. Please change into a clean pair.
If you don’t have any, you can buy a pair at the Prabailà stand! 😉 -
NO OUTSIDE DRINKS ALLOWED
Bringing beverages from outside is strictly prohibited. -
PLASTIC-FREE POLICY
Fortino follows a plastic-free policy: we don’t sell bottled water.
Bring your own reusable bottle and refill it at the water stations provided.
Padaria TTFF25 Off
The Forró da Padaria is back!
After last year’s success, we had to bring back our beloved Forró da Padaria.
And this year, we’re taking things a step further. 😎
Thanks to a precious collaboration with Circolo Mossetto, we’re opening the doors to a parallel, welcoming space running alongside the festival: Padaria – TTFF25 Off.
A members-only social club, cozy and informal, where you can relax between dances, enjoy traditional homemade food, play bocce or chess, chill under the trees, listen to great music… and, of course, dance even more forró!
Here’s what’s waiting for you at Padaria – TTFF Off:
🍝 31/05 Saturday lunch with forró selection by DJ Marinês
🎧 01/06 Official TTFF after party (Saturday ⭢ Sunday) with DJ Swingueiro and Minas do Sertão
🎶 01/06 Sunday breakfast with forró: recharge your energy for the final stretch
🪗 01/06 Forró da Padaria with Trio Alvorada & friends
🎙️ 01/06 Sunday lunch with Brazilian jam session – because não para, não para, não para!
🥗 02/06 Monday lunch with forró selection by DJ Marinês
🍽️ 15% discount on lunches and dinners from Saturday to Monday lunchtime showing your TTFF wristband (full & party)
👣 just a 10 minutes-walk from Fortino
🌿 A warm, relaxed atmosphere that makes you feel right at home 💛
Fill out this form to register and be part of this exclusive experience: https://forms.gle/SsYrDXKXpkwMHd2K6
Best Practices for
creating a Safe Space
Forrò is joy, connection, and encounter. And for the encounter to be authentic, it needs a solid foundation: respect, listening, and care.
TTFF aims to be a Safe Space, and this Space is something we can create together.
But what do we mean by Safe Space?
We mean an environment where everyone feels welcomed, free to express themselves, and comfortable—physically and emotionally.
That’s why TTFF presents this code of best practices for creating a Safe Space, which we invite all participants to follow:
Respect
Respect everyone. Dance, but also interact respectfully, acknowledging both your boundaries and those of others—physical and emotional. Do not engage in any form of physical, verbal, or psychological aggression.
Active Listening
Listen to yourself and to others. Practice non-judgmental and curious active listening. Pay attention to people's signals using all your senses.
Enthusiastic and Ongoing Consent
Only a yes means yes, and it's okay to say no.
Consent must be active, enthusiastic, and clear—expressed with willingness, clarity, and desire. Invite others to dance, and respect and accept possible refusals. Communicate a refusal respectfully.
Dancing and connecting are far more enjoyable when there’s mutual enthusiasm and participation. Promote a dance culture free from pressure and rich in communication.
Inclusivity
Do not engage in any form of discrimination or oppression toward individuals or groups based on gender identity, ability, ethnicity, or geographic origin.
Positive Language
Use respectful language and reflect on how you interact with everyone—how you make comments, requests, and even compliments.
Personal Care and Hygiene
Take care of your body, as well as the bodies of others. Respect others' boundaries and express your own, in terms of physical contact and role or step preferences.
Maintain personal hygiene: bring a change of clothes, use deodorant, and carry mints.
Participation
Help build the Safe Space, spread best practices, and share community joy and enthusiasm. The success of TTFF is a shared responsibility.
Seeking Help
If you experience or witness inappropriate and/or violent behavior, stay calm and approach the volunteers wearing the fuchsia ribbon, or go to the Fuchsia Point for support and to ensure the situation is handled in a way that protects everyone involved.
Fuchsia Point
The Fuchsia Point is a physical space where you’ll find people ready to listen, support you, and manage inappropriate or violent situations. It will be clearly marked with colorful signs and equipped with resources to promote best practices.
Throughout the festival, you’ll also find volunteers wearing a fuchsia ribbon—feel free to approach them whenever needed.
We’re here for you if:
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You experience harassment or aggression
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You witness harassment or aggression
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You feel uncomfortable with any kind of interaction, whether on or off the dance floor
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You are physically injured
Care is a collective dance. Let’s dance together toward a more conscious space.
Check-in & merch
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FRIDAY: 20h30-00h30
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SATURDAY: 12:30 - 18:30 and 21:30-23:30
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SUNDAY: 14:00 -18:00 and 21:00 - 23:00
The Passes
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FULL PASS: workshops, afternoon and night parties (Thursday party, Monday party, and after parties are excluded)
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PARTY PASS: afternoon and night parties, music and art labs (Thursday party, Monday party, and after parties are excluded)
No payment at the door! The festival is sold out.
Please, notice that EXTRA PARTIES and AFTER PARTY are not included in the pass.
To get your entrance:
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!