Forro at Mall of Berlin

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Proposal

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). 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.

2016-07-30

For 30 July Tobias Conradi had an invitation to Stuttgart. So on 11 June he asked "30 juli muss ich jmd finden, oder notfalls machst du?". In 2015 Tobias used to DJ Salsa at Strandbar if Fernando did not appear to the Salsa-Event at 16:00. So, this would have been a kind of reversal.

Mid July - four music styles reported

But then around mid of July four different music styles have been reported to be played

  1. Forró - as in all printed ads by the Mall of Berlin
  2. Kizomba - oral announcement by Fernando Zapata
  3. Zouk - negotiations by Fernando Zapata with Dança Alegria e. V.
  4. Standard & Latein - in the Facebook event by Mall of Berlin

28 July - Fernando announces replacement DJ

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"

30 July - Fernando defends his decision