Pianodrome launches £50,000 crowdfunder to find permanent home
The project utilises disused pianos
The team behind the world’s first 100-seater amphitheatre made entirely from disused pianos has launched a crowdfunding campaign to establish a permanent home for the structure in Scotland.
Organisers of the Pianodrome project hope to raise £50,000 to support the opening of Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub - in the St Oswald’s Centre in Edinburgh, where it has been on a temporary basis since October.
Since the first Pianodrome amphitheatre was built in 2018, the team behind the project have continued to create unique playable, community-centred sculptures, saving over 650 pianos from going to landfill.
Funds raised will be used to install bespoke low-energy lighting and a more efficient heating system, and get the project through a building warrant to be able to open on a permanent basis.
Emily Martinelli, director of Pianodrome CIC, said after the first one to two years of operation, she hoped be able to host over 50,000 people per year in the auditorium.
She said: “Achieving our crowdfunding goal of £50,000 will allow us to create a comfortable and vibrant community hub in the centre of Edinburgh year round.
“This is a dream we have had since we first built the Pianodrome in 2018, and one we know is now closer than ever to being realised. Having a permanent home will allow us to build on what is already a hugely successful environmental and community project.”
The project will also provide hundreds of paid performance opportunities for artists and performers of all stripes, from musicians to theatre makers, dance practitioners and visual artists.
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