Head over to Pontio in Bangor for another great week of films, entertainment and events for the community.
Films include: Babylon (18), ROH Live: The Barber of Seville (12A), Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical: Sing-A-Long (PG) and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (U).
Entertainment: Bangor Music Festival returns to Theatr Bryn Terfel on 17 and 18 February.
Events for the community include: BLAS, Pontio’s arts participation project for local children and Yoga with Ceri Lloyd. Dance for Parkinson’s and Vertical Dance!
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
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.
ROH Live: The Barber of Seville (12A)
Lawrence Brownlee, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Aigul Akhmetshina, Fabio Capitanucci, Ailish Tynan, Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, Sir Bryn Terfel, Andrzej Filonczyk
Wednesday 15 February, 7pm
£15 / £12.50 / £10
When Rosina falls in love with a mysterious young suitor who calls himself Lindoro, she must use all her cunning – and a little help from her local barber – to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo. Expect heart-melting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach. From the barber’s famous opening number ‘Largo al factotum,’ with its cry of ‘Figaro! Figaro!,’ to Rosina’s feisty aria ‘Una voce poco fa,’ Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera is a riotously entertaining affair. Rafael Payare makes his Royal Opera House debut conducting an outstanding international cast that includes Andrzej Filończyk, Aigul Akhmetshina, Laurence Brownlee and Bryn Terfel.
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado, 102m
Antonio Banderas, Olivia Colman, Salma Hayek
17 – 23 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
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?
Holy Spider (18)
Ali Abbasi, 118m
Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Alice Rahimi
17 – 19 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so-called Spider Killer, who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Bangor Music Festival
17 & 18 February
Theme: Improvisation
Over two days the Bangor Music Festival will give a unique opportunity to explore the spontaneous creativity of musical improvisation while experiencing the latest in contemporary and experimental music. The ‘Improvisation Day’ event on the Friday will feature a series of talks and workshops, with a lunchtime concert by David Toop and some evening jazz with the Pax Demir Trio (in collaboration with Cabaret Pontio). During Saturday the Tern ensemble and guests will explore free improvisation in a group setting and Theatr Bryn Terfel will be the location for the final concert where Electroacoustic Wales will be joined by talented harpist Milana Zarić and sound artist and featured composer Richard Barrett.
Throughout the festival, musical events will take place in various locations within Pontio, with an opportunity for our youngest audiences to experience music in the company of Marie-Claire Howorth in addition to the performance of student compositions by the Bangor New Music Ensemble. Join us in the celebrations!
More information here and tickets available here: http://bit.ly/3HT7TCf
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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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Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio presents Lunch on the Fly
Monday 13 February
Monday 27 February
Monday 13 March
Monday 27 March
Monday 3 April
Monday 17 April
12pm
Stiwdio
TICKETS
£6 for 1 session
£40 for 8
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
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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 with Parkinson’s UK and the European Parkinson’s Disease Association EPDA.
