There’s another great week of films, entertainment and events for the community at Pontio in Bangor.
Films include The Marvels (12A), The Thing 1982 (18), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (12A),
Bangor Aye’s Film of The Week: Anatomy of a Fall (15)
When her husband Samuel is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed.
@Rottentomatoes Rating 96% – Anatomy of a Fall remains a singularly ambitious film that is one of the strongest courtroom dramas in recent memory, and so much more besides that.
Rightly considered among the best of the year, this is a film that will provoke heated discussions long after the credits have rolled.
More information and https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
The Marvels (12A)
Friday 24 – Thursday 30 November
Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.
Bangor Film Club: The Thing 1982 (18)
Sunday 26 November, 5.30pm
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (12A)
Friday 1 – Thursday 7 December
The story of Coriolanus Snow, years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem. He is handsome and charming, and though the Snow family has fallen on hard times, Coriolanus sees a chance for a change in his fortunes when he is chosen to be a mentor for the 10th Hunger Games only to have his elation dashed when he is assigned to mentor a girl tribute named Lucy Gray Baird from the impoverished District 12.
Anatomy of a Fall (15)
Friday 1 – Wednesday 6 December
When her husband Samuel is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed. The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s complicated marriage. With conflicting evidence and inconsistent testimony, words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light in this acclaimed Palme d’Or winning drama.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
BLAS Hŷn crew presents The Catwalk
Wednesday 29 November 7pm
DECEPTION JUST GOT FASHIONABLE
An inventive show by the BLAS Bach crew. The show will be based on the ideas of the children in the weekly BLAS workshops, with Mared Elliw Huws, Gwion Aled Williams, Manon Gwynant and Sarah Mumford bringing the ideas together.
Ballet Cymru Presents Cerys Matthews’ TIR
Marcus Jarrell Willis’ Stream of Consciousness
Thursday 30 November 7.30pm
Ballet Cymru presents a sparkling evening of the finest dance.
Cerys Matthews’ iconic album of Welsh Folk Music is the inspiration for TIR, and choreographers Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty have used 11 of the songs from the album to create a unique work especially for the dancers of Ballet Cymru.
Ballet Cymru Resident Choreographer Marcus J Willis brings to stage the reimagining of his choreographic work, Stream of Consciousness, first premiered by Ailey II in 2016. Stream of Consciousness gives physical life to our inner thoughts. Willis weaves six simple gestures into “the stream,” the tumultuous monologue within each person’s mind. Set to a contemporary reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Max Richter, this work echoes the tension and poignancy of the music’s ever-changing tides.
Further to this theme, Willis also brings his acclaimed solo creation, Beyond Reach to Ballet Cymru’s repertoire. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, this timeless solo captures a moment of reflection, representative of the ongoing journey of an individual’s life. Subtle meets jarring in the encounters with oneself in this intimate solo scored with music by Franz Schubert.
Community Events:
Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly
Monday 27 November 12pm Stiwdio
This is a fun session in which you can have a go at vertical dance. Starting with an easy warm up, you will then try to stand on and jump off a vertical floor using waist harnesses. You will be guided through some simple positions, and then you will fly!
Wear comfortable clothing with snug layers around waist and top of legs.
Age: 16+
Limited capacity – space for 12 people only.
No experience necessary
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National Dance Company Wales Dance for Parkinson’s
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 2.45pm Studio £3.50
28 November
5 December
NDC Wales is excited to launch new Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor!
No experience necessary
Dance for Parkinson’s classes are fun and informal.
Dance has been proven to develop confidence and strength, whilst temporarily relieving some participants of symptoms in everyday life. Classes are creative and promote feelings of freedom from the physical and social constraints of having Parkinson’s.
We are an Affiliated hub of English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme.
Classes are 90 minutes long, and all you’ll need is a chair.
English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s programme has been running since 2008. We are proud to be part of the Dance for PD membership, to support Dance for Parkinson’s Partnership and People Dancing and to have an affiliation with Parkinson’s UK. ENB’s national Dance for Parkinson’s programme enjoys close links with Parkinson’s UK and the European Parkinson’s Disease Association EPDA.
