Another great week of entertainment at Pontio in Bangor includes:
Films: Pinocchio (PG), Cocaine Bear (15), Women Talking (15), Y Sŵn and Scream VI (18).
Entertainment: ROSTRA (Bangor University’s English Drama Society) presents Stage Fright … Or Laughs? I Thought I’d Die!, Bangor University Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Events for the community include Yoga, BLAS – Pontio’s arts participation project for local children, Vertical Dance and Pontio’s Family Day: A full day of events for the whole family on Saturday 18 March.
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (PG)
Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 March
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion musical directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world.
Cocaine Bear (15)
Friday 10-Sunday 12 March
Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow and blood.
Women Talking (15)
Friday 10 – Thursday 16 March
Sarah Polley is joined by a stellar cast for this stylish and ambitiously conceived adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestseller about abuse and solidarity.
The women of an isolated religious colony reveal a shocking secret about the colony’s men. For years, the men have occasionally drugged the women and then raped them. The truth comes out and the women talk about their new situation.
A Man Called Otto (15)
Monday 13-Thursday 22 March
A remake of the fantastic original film adaptation of the novel “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman (2015 Swedish film “A Man Called Ove” directed by Hannes Holm). Ove is a curmudgeon-the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him ‘the bitter neighbour from hell.’
Y Sŵn
Monday 13 – Sunday 19 March
From the team who brought you The Feast comes to a true story of how S4C was established. In 1979, when Margaret Thatcher’s first government breaks a promise to establish a Welsh language television channel, a wave of civil disobedience follows. One man – Gwynfor Evans – threatens to starve himself to death unless the government comes good on its manifesto pledge. The reimagining of one of the most colourful chapters in contemporary Welsh history.
Blue Jean (15)
Wednesday 8 – Thursday 16 March
In Georgia Oakley’s quiet and soulful drama, a closeted PE teacher reckons with her identity during the introduction of stigmatising law to Thatcherite Britain. Blue Jean is a debut feature film praised by critics and has received multiple BIFA and BAFTA nominations.
Scream VI (18)
Friday 17-Thursday 23 March
In the next instalment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.
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Bangor University Symphony Orchestra
Join Bangor University’s Symphony Orchestra in Prichard-Jones Hall
Sunday 12 March 7.30pm
Prichard-Jones Hall
Danse Macabre – Saint-Saëns
March to the Scaffold – Berlioz
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini – Rachmaninoff
Soloist – Roman Kosyakov
Symphony No.6 “Pathétique” – Tchaikovsky
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Friday 17 March 7.30pm Neuadd Pritchard-Jones
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
BBC NOW’s Principal Conductor, the award winning Ryan Bancroft, takes to the podium for this dynamic and groundbreaking concert, kicking off the action with Tansy Davies’ Monolith: I Extend My Arms. A rock-like strata of canons, simultaneously dense and translucent form the inspiration for this percussive, rhythmical and bubbly work.
Opening with the most magical and expressive of themes, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto bristles with tension and brooding harmonies, paired with exquisitely beautiful melodies and a formidable energy. Exhilaratingly masterful in its writing and truly virtuosic for any performer, we’re delighted to welcome the prodigiously talented multi-award winning German-Korean violinist Clara-Jumi Kang to perform this gem of a concerto.
Although Tchaikovsky drew inspiration from his native country’s rich folk music, he rejected nationalistic Russian attitudes and was not always the most popular of characters during his time. His music, however, has definitely stood the test of time and is amongst some of the most sought after music in an audiences calendar today, none more so than his Fifth Symphony. Deeply programmatic, the recurring theme of ‘fate’ is woven throughout this dramatic, luscious and distinctive symphony, masterfully orchestrated by one of the greatest symphonists to have ever lived.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
ROSTRA (Bangor University’s English Drama Society) presents
Stage Fright … Or Laughs? I Though I’d Die!
Tuesday 14 March, 7.30pm
Wednesday 15 March, 7.30pm
Join us in this play in a haunted theatre, whos story is told over the 20th century. Told in 4 tales that are humorous and dark, woven together by a cryptic rhyme and blood-stained Ouija board.
Age Guidance: 15+
This play includes themes of death and suicide, grief, flashing lights and audience interaction.
Theatr Bara Caws Cariad yn Oes y Gin
Tuesday 14 March 7.30pm Studio
A dark comedy about the experiences of a couple of young, charismatic rabble-rousers; ambitious for better prospects and longing for change in their lives.
We follow their journey from their home in rural Wales to the centre of St. Giles in the ‘underbelly’ of London, to seek their fortune in the city’s ‘Gin Craze’.
“This is a comedy about freedom. We ask the question: how far should we go to demand freedom, and do we have the right to block other people’s freedom? During a time of confinement, limitations and loss, we all test and examine our relationship with freedom, and ask who deserves freedom…and who doesn’t?” (Chris Harris).
Cast: Siôn Emyr and Mali O’Donnell
Directed by: Betsan Llwyd
Music: Mari Mathias
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Community Events:
PONTIO FAMILY DAY! Saturday 18 March
A full day of events for the whole family! Including workshops with origami, DJ, art, special Caffi Babis event, creative writing and more!
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
13, 27 March
3, 17, 24 April
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 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
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.
