Big Films, On the Big Screen, at Pontio in Bangor.
This week’s Films: My National Gallery, London, The Almond and the Seahorse, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, ROH Live Andrea Chénier, The Garfield Movie, La Chimera, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 50th Anniversary!
Bangor Aye Film of the Week:
Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure!
Friday 14 – Saturday 22 June
Audience Reviews – Score 80% – “The movie was hilarious and sweet at the same time. Definitely recommended for the whole family.”
“Loved it. It was Awesome. Thank you all for a wonderful movie.”
“Movie was very good. Garfield was so cute and the story was good. I think kids would love it and adults too!”
For more information about what’s on at Pontio and to buy tickets visit: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
My National Gallery, London (12A)
Tuesday 4 June & Sunday 9 June
Everyone in this film has a special connection to the National Gallery, making for some heart-warming, moving and surprising stories. Beloved celebrities, devoted staff members and world class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of this iconic British institution for its 200th birthday.
The Almond and the Seahorse (15)
Friday 7-Wednesday 19 June
What happens when you’re ambushed by time? An archaeologist and an architect fight to re-imagine a future after traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15)
Friday 7 June – Thursday 13 June
Return to the world of Mad Max with this adrenaline-packed adventure!
Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.
ROH Live Andrea Chénier (12A)
Tuesday 11 June, 7.15pm
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar spectacular staging of Giordano’s epic historical drama, conducted by long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano.
The Garfield Movie (U)
Friday 14-Saturday 22 June
Garfield has an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, a scruffy street cat who draws him into a high-stakes heist.
La Chimera (15) Italian with English subtitles
Friday 14-20 June
Just out of jail and still searching for his late beloved Beniamina, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up. Arthur isn’t interested in the artefacts, though; he’s seeking a legendary door to the underworld, and to Beniamina.
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (15)
Saturday 15-Monday 17 June
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 50th Anniversary (18)
Friday 14 June, 20.15pm
An ultimate horror classic returns to the big screen for one night only as Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Ballet Cymru Romeo a Juliet
Friday 14 June, 7.30pm
Saturday 15 June, 2pm (relaxed performance*)
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life
Critics’ Circle Award winning company, Ballet Cymru, present an extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece “Romeo a Juliet”.
Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and extraordinary video projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young lovers are caught in an age-old feud.
“Romeo a Juliet” features choreography from company Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty, and costumes by Georg Meyer-Wiel (www.meyerwiel.com) who has created costumes for some of the world’s leading companies including Rambert Dance Company and Australian Dance Theatre.
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
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Studio Theatre:
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Community Events:
National Dance Company Wales Dance for Parkinson’s
Tuesdays, 1.30pm – 2.45pm Studio £3.50
11 June
18 June
25 June
2 July
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.
