ONE of the Edinburgh Festival’s most unusual, and tuneful, venues is being constructed in Leith.
The Pianodrome, when constructed, will be placed on the Pyrus Lawn at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh for a series of shows from August 3 to 26 during the Fringe. Made from more than up to 60 disused pianos, it is believed to be the world’s first “playable amphitheatre”.
It is also being described as an interactive sculpture, a concert venue and a lecture theatre – as well as a massive musical instrument.
The Pianodrome will have enough room for 100 seats during its run in August.
The band S!nk will be the venue’s house band, but it will also provide a stage for Will Pickvance, spoken word artist, writer and saxophonist Alabaster DePlume, Edinburgh’s Tinderbox Orchestra, US country blues, gospel, folk and old-time jazz from Arizona and Texas based duo Delightful Squalor and contemporary folk duo Fellow Pynins.
The daytime programme will feature free activities and events including community picnics and music workshops.
Pianodrome is the work of artist Tim Vincent-Smith and producer Matt Wright who regularly produces events for the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
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