Another busy week at Pontio in Bangor sees Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Jurassic World Dominion on the big screen, plus a celebration of Blade Runner at 40.
Ballet Cymru perform ‘DREAM’ at Theatr Bryn Terfel, and WNO Orchestra perform A Midsummer Celebration.
Events for the community include Heb Ffiniau dance workshop, Vertical Dance 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:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG)
Jeff Fowler, 2021, 122m
Cast – Idris Elba, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz
Monday 30 May – Sunday 5 June
SPECIAL HALF TERM HOLIDAY PRICE
£5 FOR ALL!
The world’s favourite blue hedgehog is back for a new adventure. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy.
Benediction (12A)
Terence Davies, 2021, 137
Cast – Jack Lowden, Harry Lawtey, Peter Capaldi
Saturday 4 – Thursday 9 June
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
BENEDICTION explores the turbulent life of First World War poet, Siegfried Sassoon, through the eyes of the revered filmmaker Terence Davies. Sassoon was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service. He became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, he made his life’s journey a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion. His story is one of a troubled man in a fractured world searching for peace and self-acceptance, something which speaks as meaningfully to the modern world as it did then.
BENEDICTION is screening as part of Sinema Pontio’s PRIDE2022 programme
BLADE RUNNER @40: ORIGINS AND LEGACIES
We are pleased to announce special public screenings and events at Pontio taking place in conjunction with an International Film Conference being held in Bangor to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Ridley Scott’s extraordinary sci-fi classic BLADE RUNNER.
IVOR POWELL Q&A
Monday 6 June, 7.00pm
Pontio Cinema
Come and hear the producer of BLADE RUNNER being interviewed about the film.
This event is free but ticketed – all are welcome.
Blade Runner (15)
Ridley Scott, 1982, 117m
Cast – Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos
Monday 6 June 8.15pm
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
This is Ridley Scott’s definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Rick Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants – and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul.
BLADE RUNNER: CONFERENCE PANEL Q&A
Tuesday 7 June, 7.00pm
A conference round-up public panel discussion.
This event is free but ticketed – all are welcome.
BLADE RUNNER 2049 15
Denis Villeneuve, 2017, 164m
Cast – Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright, Jared Leto
Tuesday 7 June 8.15pm
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Set thirty years after the iconic first film, new blade runner K (Ryan Gosling) unearths a long-buried secret with the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who’s been missing for decades.
Carol (15)
Todd Haynes, 2015, 119m Cast – Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara
Wednesday 8 June 5.30pm £5
Playing as part of Pontio Pride Month, this lesbian love story is a beautiful classic movie from Todd Haynes. Gorgeous to look and performed to perfection by stars Blanchett and Mara as the shopgirl and older woman falling in love in repressed 1950s America.
Moonlight (15)
Barry Jenkins, 2016, 106m
Cast – Mahershala Ali, Naomi Harris
Thursday 9 June 5.30pm £5
This unmissable Oscar winner takes us into the heart and soul of a young African-American man’s existence as he grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Part of our Pontio Pride Month screenings.
Jurassic World Dominion (12A)
Trevorrow, 2022, 146m
Cast – Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pratt
Friday 10 – Saturday 25 June
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Come and experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic movie era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by original stars Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill in a bold, timely, and breathtaking new adventure that spans the globe. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to survive on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures. Incredible action sequences, ground breaking special effects and unparalleled big screen thrills are definitely back.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Ballet Cymru DREAM
Sunday 5 June, 1pm (RELAXED PERFORMANCE)
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£13 / £11 concessions
DREAM is a vibrant, fresh, and innovative new full-length ballet based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Working with Award-Winning instrumentalist and composer Frank Moon, Ballet Cymru have created a magical, gender bending world of fairies, lovers, and bewitching enchantment.
DREAM is a sparkling re-interpretation in ballet for the 21st Century and features Ballet Cymru’s groundbreaking dancers, stunning video projection, and innovative choreography from Artistic Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty.
Choreography and Interpretation: Amy Doughty & Darius James OBE
Original Score: Frank Moon
Image: Siân Trenberth Photography
Age guidance: 7+
Curtain raiser by Duets (Ysgol Llanllyfni) on Saturday
RELAXED PERFORMANCE, SUNDAY 5 JUNE
One hour performance
Narration with the additioon of Makaton as a language aid will be delivered alongside the ballet in both English and Welsh.
House lights will remain on at 50%
Sound volumes will be reduced with ear defenders available on request
Separate breakout are available for use as needed throughout the performance.
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WNO Orchestra A Midsummer Celebration
Friday 10 June
7.30pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£20.50
£19.50 concessions
£7.50 students
Mendelssohn, Finzi, Owain Llwyd, Vaughan Williams
WNO Orchestra
Concertmaster and soloist: David Adams
Baritone: Aaron O’Hare
Programme
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite
Finzi: Let us Garlands Bring
Owain Llwyd: Gogarth
INTERVAL
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 ‘Italian’
WNO Orchestra perform a midsummer themed programme of timeless favourites and a brand-new commission.
Vaughan Williams’ enduring beauty The Lark Ascending is performed in between two Mendelssohn masterpieces: the beautiful and romantic A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite and his Symphony No 4, which depicts the Italian blue sky and open countryside.
Completing the programme is one of the most sympathetic settings of Shakespeare’s work, Gerald Finzi’s song cycle, Let us Garlands Bring, which was dedicated to Vaughan Williams on the occasion of his 70th birthday, and a new piece by Welsh composer Owain Llwyd, Gogarth, inspired by Llandudno’s Great Orme and its surrounding wildlife.
The renowned WNO Orchestra are joined by concertmaster, and soloist for the evening, David Adams and WNO Associate Artist Aaron O’Hare.
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Events for the community
Heb Ffiniau
Sunday 5 June, 1.30pm Studio £3 a session
During the lockdowns of 2020 a string of workshops under the title ‘Heb Ffiniau’ were held and led by Sarah Mumford. The culmination of these workshops were a series of short videos which are available to watch on our channel on the AM website and app.
Now, we’re opening the workshops to everyone, movement workshops, that encourage you to relax, move and exercise from our Studio Theatre (or online through Zoom on 3rd February). The workshops are suitable for everyone aged 18+, and encourage you to move through improvisation and dance – but all within your ability on the day of the workshop. Sometimes, we want to move and exercise and on other days, not so much.
The workshops aren’t strenuous, open to all and in our Studio and online (3rd February only). We’ll ensure that there is time for you at the end of every session to socialise and meet new people, we hope this is an opportunity for you to move and socialise.
The workshops are held bilingually, please ensure that you have plenty of room and that you wear comfortable clothing.
Details
– Around 50 minutes long
– 18+
– £3 a session
A warm welcome to all.
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Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly
Monday 6 June
Monday 20 June
Monday 4 July
Monday 18 July
Monday 1 August
Monday 15 August
12pm
TICKETS £6 for 1 session
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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Dance for Parkinson’s classes in Bangor
Tuesday 07 June 2022 10:00
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.
