Multidisciplinary project focused on exploring and expanding several elements from South America’s cultural heritage.

The project is run by a team of artists who facilitate music, dance ad street art workshops, and ended with a performance that combined all the elements and participants together.

From the SUR is in partnership with
@pianodrome and has been supported by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Diversity & Inclusion Fund.

From the SUR includes

Cajones in the neighborhood
Lead by @joserojasnavea
Sessions of craft & music workshops focused on building percussion instruments from upcycled piano wood, and learning some traditional and modern rhythm patterns from Afro-Latin American Heritage.

Dancing Sur
Lead by @andreatorresviedma
Sessions of a creative journey through elements of Afro-Latin American dances to develop a site-specific performance, creating an encounter between the sculptural location and physical space of the Pianodrome, while learning dance movement and approaches from the Sur [South].

Both workshops include street art to paint the instruments and to create some costumes lead by the artist @yon.qui 

The final performance has taken place at the Pianodrome.

26th June

Pianodrome, Warehouse 28

West Harbour Rd, Edinburgh EH5 1PN

26th August

Pianodrome, Old Royal High School

New Parliament House, 5-7 Regent Rd, Edinburgh EH7 5BL