Head over to Pontio in Bangor for another great week of films, entertainment and events for the community.
Films include: Empire of Light (15) Corsage (15) and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical: Sing-A-Long (PG)
Entertainment: Frân Wen present Croendena (Thursday) and Swansea born classical/contemporary pianist Ify Iwobi appears at Theatr Bryn Terfel o0n Saturday.
Events for the community include: BLAS, Pontio’s arts participation project for local children and Yoga with Ceri Lloy and Dance for Parkinson’s.
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
Empire of Light (15)
Sam Mendes, 115m
Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones
Friday 3 – Thursday 9 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Hilary is a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen is a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Corsage (15)
Marie Kreutzer, 115m
Vicky Krieps, Finnegan Oldfield, Colin Morgan, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz
Friday 3 – Wednesday 8 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Faced with a future of strict ceremonies and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.
Rashomon (12A)
Akira Kurosawa, 88m
Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijirô Ueda
Thursday 9 February, 8.15pm
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, “Rashomon” is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical: Sing-A-Long (PG)
Matthew Warchus, 117m
Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Sindhu Vee, Lashana Lynch
4 + 11 + 25 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
You’ve seen it on the big screen already, but have you sung along to Roald Dahl’s Matlida the Musical yet?
Babylon (18)
Damien Chazzelle, 189m
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.
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Frân Wen Croendena
Thursday 9 February (BSL)
Friday 10 February 7.30pm
£15 / £13 (over 60, studnets, under 18)
Seshes in the local. Beach days and body shame. Gossips. Boys on the pull. National Trust car park fumbles.
The summer is here. The gals are ready to party and life is full of possibilities. Some relationships flourish, others falter. But can Nel handle it?
Betsan Ceiriog stars in this brand new Welsh language dramedy about a young girl determined to follow her own path
This is the latest production from young playwright Mared Llywelyn, one of the most exciting voices in Welsh theatre.
A new commission from Frân Wen, the monodrama is directed by Rhian Blythe
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Cabaret Pontio Ify Iwobi
Saturday 11 February 7.30pm
Full price: £10 Student and under 18: £5
Swansea born classical/contemporary pianist Ify Iwobi is a BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-List artist. She studied Music Performance at Brunel University in Uxbridge.
Ify has performed around Wales in Wales Millennium Centre, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, National Museums of Wales for example and has held recitals in London, Nigeria and Ohio.
Ify composes and co-produces her own original works with featured vocalists. Releases have included ‘Flying High,’ her album ‘Illuminate,’ EP ‘Bossin’ It,’ ‘Solo’ (ft Luna Lie Lot) ‘We Won’t Forget’ (ft Black History Wales Artists) and ‘Ambition’ (ft Anwar Siziba). Two of her ‘Bossin’ It’ EP tracks ‘Love Rapsody’ (ft Anwar Siziba) and ‘Thinking About You’ (ft Jinmi Abduls) have been A Listed on BBC Radio Wales. ‘Solo’ (ft Luna Lie Lot) has also been A Listed, including ‘Ambition’ (ft Anwar Siziba) + ‘Rise’ (ft B-LAKE).
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Community Events:
Blas
BLAS is Pontio’s arts participation project offering children and young people various experiences of the arts. There are three aspects to BLAS, firstly, weekly drama workshops for children and young people, from school year 3 to 13. Secondly, health and well-being arts projects with children and young people. Thirdly, youth arts projects in conjunction with professional companies that visit Pontio.
Launched in January 2013 following a successful bid for funding from Arts Council of Wales, Blas has gone from strength to strength undertaking a number of projects with inspiring practitioners and Bangor’s enthusiastic children and communities.
The project is run by Pontio Arts Development Co-ordinator, Mared Elliw Huws and is funded by the Arts Council of Wales and the Widening Access programme at Bangor University
Weekly Drama Workshop
The weekly workshops are returning to Pontio Studio!
Weekly drama and performance workshops to develop confidence, stage presence, performing skills and have fun!
Where: Studio, Pontio
When: Every Monday and Wednesday night – Term Time
Monday: 5:00pm – 6:00pm – Years 3 and 4
Mondays 6:15pm – 7:15pm – Years 5 and 6,
Workshops are held mainly in Welsh. It is not essential to be fluent, and we welcome everyone of all language ability.
For more details email Mared: m.huws@bangor.ac.uk
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Yoga with Ceri Lloyd
Mondays, 8pm
£8.50 / £45 for 6 sessions
Dates
Monday 12 December
Monday 19 December
Yoga session held through the medium of Welsh, with Ceri Lloyd. A perfect opportunity to learn Yoga and Welsh at the same time! Sessions are suitable for beginners and mats will be provided, or you can bring your own equipment.
A new partnership between Menter Iaith Bangor and Pontio
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National Dance Company Wales Dance for Parkinson’s
NDC Wales is excited to launch new Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor!
No experience necessary
Studio £3.50
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 2.45pm
Dates
7 February, 14 February, 28 February, 7 March, 14 March, 21 March, 28 March,
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
