Forro at Mall of Berlin
Proposal by Tobias to have Forró
In June 2016 Fernando Zapata asked Tobias Conradi if on Sundays he could be DJ for Tango in the Mall of Berlin. One of the first questions Tobias had was, if it would be possible to have Forró too.
Confirmation
Forro was confirmed, scheduled to take place on Saturdays from 12:00 to 16:00, followed by Salsa from 16:00 to 21:00. The salary for Forró on 11 June was given as "Nur 50 e".
Promotion
- Sat 25 June Tobias asked Fernando for an ad for https://forro.info/berlin (1062 x 531 px/300 DPI). It would have been for free. No reply.
- Wed 29 June Tobias visits the Mall of Berlin to see the dance floor and to get some flyers. Then he goes to the Forró-Party in Atopia to distribute them.
First four events
The first events took place 2, 9, 16, 23 July.
Event on 2016-07-30
For 30 July Tobias Conradi had an invitation to Stuttgart. So on 2016-06-30 Tobias asked Fernando via SMS: "30 juli muss ich jmd finden, oder notfalls machst du?". Background: Forró is followed by Salsa, where Fernando turns up regularly anyway. It is a similar setting like 2015 at Strandbar, where Tobias did the Salsa DJ and instructor if Fernando did not appear to the event at 16:00. So, having Fernando do Forró would have been a kind of a reverse situation to Strandbar 2015. The question if Fernando would do it was also asked with the fact in mind that Fernando said there is "only 50 EUR" for a DJ, so on restraint resources he may prefer to do it fully himself to save the costs for a DJ.
As there was no reply and Fernando started - unknown to Tobias - talks to replace Forró on that date with another dance style, Tobias decided not to confirm the invitation to Stuttgart.
Mid July - four music styles reported
But then around mid of July four different music styles have been reported to be played
| Style | Source |
|---|---|
| Forró | as in all printed ads by the Mall of Berlin |
| Kizomba | oral announcement by Fernando Zapata |
| Zouk | negotiations by Fernando Zapata with Dança Alegria e. V. |
| Standard & Latein | in the Facebook event by Mall of Berlin |
2016-06-28 - Fernando announces replacement DJ to Tobias
On 28 July Fernando Zapata calls Tobias Conradi on the phone, and says that there will be no Kizomba the upcoming Saturday, Kizomba will be organised another day, that there will be Forró and that the DJ will be Carlos [then the call ended].
"Imagine que você vai dar uma festa, que trabalha há vários anos para ela, cria as condições, coloca iluminação, chama a imprensa, e aí no dia antes da festa alguém chega, toma o seu lugar e se apropria da festa" (Dilma Rousseff, 2016)
2016-07-30 - Fernando defends his decision
- 2016-07-30 Fernando Zapata about Danca Frevo