Big Films, On the Big Screen, right here in Bangor
There’s another great week of films, entertainment and events for the community at Pontio in Bangor.
Bangor Aye’s Film of The Week: American Fiction (15)
Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown are marvellous in Cord Jefferson’s touching, funny dramedy – which has been nominated for five Oscars.
Showing in Bangor from Friday 22 – Wednesday 28 February
Rotten Tomatoes Score: Critics: 94% Audience: 95%
Critics Consensus Jeffrey Wright and American Fiction will forever be inextricable thanks to the actor’s committed approach to the pointedly humorous and insightful material.
Audience Says Smart, funny, and poignant, American Fiction will make you laugh as often as it makes you think.
More information and https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
Bangor Film Club Mulholland Drive (15)
Sunday 18 February, 2pm
Regularly cited as the greatest film of the 21st century David Lynch’s erotic, darkly comic journey through the subconscious city of night features the tale of a dark-haired amnesiac woman discovered in a daze by Betty, a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress
Migration (U)
Friday 9 – Saturday 24 February
A family of ducks decides to leave the safety of a New England pond for an adventurous trip to Jamaica. However, their well-laid plans quickly go awry when they get lost and wind up in New York City. The experience soon inspires them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends, and accomplish more than they ever thought possible.
All of Us Strangers (15)
Friday 16 – Thursday 22 February
Adam is a screenwriter living in London. He strikes up an uneasy acquaintance with his mysterious neighbour Harry, which edges towards something more intimate. At the same time, on visiting his old family home, he discovers something quite strange and beautiful, which keeps him returning time and again. But as the days continue, Adam begins to question the turn his life has taken and whether it is to his detriment.
Iris ar Daith 2024 (15)
Tuesday 20 February, 7pm
Iris On the Move is back at Pontio Cinema with an eclectic array from the Iris Prize 2023. Iris Prize celebrates LGBT+ films all year round. Over its long, illustrious reign Iris Prize has become a leading voice in championing LGBT+ short films and a significant event in the British film festival calendar.
For one night only, you will be able to see the best films from the festival with unique stories from all over the world, including from here in Wales.
National Theatre Live Vanya (15)
Thursday 22 February, 7pm
Sunday 25 February, 2pm
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) radical new one-man version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
American Fiction (15)
Friday 23 – Wednesday 28 February
Monk is a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
The Zone of Interest (12A)
Friday 23 – Thursday 29 February
Rudolf, Hedwig and their family live the perfect suburban dream with their beautifully ordered house and garden. But audible from behind the wall are the sounds of mechanised death, for Rudolf Höss is the commandant of Auschwitz. Jonathan Glazer (Birth, Under the Skin) offers his most ambitious film yet, displacing the usual tropes of the Holocaust drama to depict the pampered life of executioners inhabiting the bubble of bourgeois denial, keeping the reality of genocide hermetically sealed on the outside.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
An evening of Musical Theatre – Coleg Menai Level 2 Performing Arts
Thursday 22 February
Join Coleg Menai YR 2 performing arts students for a cabaret style show of , duets and ensembles from a wide selection of different musicals, as well as popular contemporary and classical drama extract
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Community Events:
Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly
Monday 19 February
Monday 4 March
Monday 18 March
Monday 8 April
Monday 22 April
Monday 13 May
Monday 20 May
Monday 3 June
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
20 February
27 February
5 March
12 March
19 March
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.
