Another great week at Pontio in Bangor includes films and events for the community.
Films: Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (12A), Renfield (15), The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (12A), National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (15), Polite Society (12A), Mummies (U), Evil Dead Rise (18).
Theatr Bryn Terfel: Sistema Cymru – Codi’r To (Thurs) Cabaret Pontio (Friday)
Community Events: Dance for Parkinson’s, Yoga and Embroidery Machine Training.
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (12A)
Friday 12 – Wednesday 17 May
A thief gathers a team of unlikely heroes to embark on a quest to save his daughter from evil forces in this fantasy adventure comedy. A light, jokey tone offsets occasional scares and fantastical battle scenes.
Renfield (15)
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 May
A humorous spin on the horror characters of Dracula and his servant, in which the latter wants to break free of his master and find a life of his own. Blood and gore abound, but the scenes are fantastical and comic.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (12A)
Friday 5 – Thursday 18 May
A seemingly unremarkable man in his 60s named Harold one day learns his old friend Queenie is dying. He embarks on a walk, only to keep going for 450 miles until he reaches Queenie’s hospice, much to the despair of his wife Maureen.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (15)
Thursday 18 May, 7pm – Sunday 21 May, 2pm
David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed new drama, directed by Jeremy Herrin (All My Sons). Best of Enemies will be filmed live at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End.
Polite Society (12A)
Friday 19 – Thursday 25 May
A martial artist-in-training believes she must save her older sister from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, she tries to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
Mummies (U)
Saturday May 20
Three mummies leave their underground secret city in ancient Egypt and end up in present-day London to search for a ring that was stolen by a greedy archaeologist. However, their mission might prove to be a little difficult.
Evil Dead Rise (18)
Friday 19 – Sunday 21 May
A woman finds herself in a fight for her life when an ancient book gives birth to bloodthirsty demons that run amok in a Los Angeles apartment building.
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Theatr Bryn Terfel
Sistema Cymru – Codi’r To (9th Birthday Concert)
Thursday 18 May 1pm
Inspired by the hugely successful and famous El Sistema programme from Venezuela, Sistema Cymru – Codi’r To is a community project which works with local primary schools and their communities to deliver regular musical tuition, working with whole year groups of children. Join us to celebrate our 9th Birthday with pupils from Ysgol Glancegin as they raise the roof with their choir, brass band and lively Samba band!
Cabaret Pontio Vri
Friday 19 May 8pm
Jordan Price Williams (cello, voice), Aneirin Jones (violin, voice) and Patrick Rimes (viola, violin, voice) – are three young men from deepest chapel-going Wales who have mined the cultural upheaval of past centuries and drawn inspiration from the incredible story of a time when Wales’ traditional music and dance was suppressed by Methodist chapels, and, earlier, its language by the Act of Union. Three-part harmonies, stunning fiddle playing and the unusual addition of cello forge the VRï sound that is totally unique. Since forming in 2016, the trio have been in search of an elusive ‘chamber-folk’ aesthetic – pumping out their native foot-stomping dance tunes whilst maintaining the poise and elegance of a string ensemble. VRï shed new light on a vibrant folk tradition that harnesses the raw energy of the fiddle with the finesse of the violin, the beauty of chamber music with the joy and hedonism of a pub session. It’s a cross-genre idea that’s very familiar to Scandinavian and North American audiences, but hitherto unheard of in Wales. Their new album ‘islais a genir’ (a sung whisper) released on 28th October on the bendigedig label.
The name VRï is a word in the Welsh language meaning ‘above’, ‘aloft’, ‘floating’…or simply ‘Up’, with the spelling inspired by Hen Gymraeg (Old Welsh). It describes the sensation of playing this kind of vocal & instrumental chamber music – all six voices independently interacting with one another, without the presence of any kind of ‘anchor’ or safety ropes (be those anchors rhythmic like a drum kit, or melodic such as fretted or keyboard instruments). It’s an experience that is equally exhilarating and terrifying for the performers…and hopefully engaging for the listener!
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Community Events:
Yoga with Ceri Lloyd
Mondays, 8pm
£8.50 / £45 for 6 sessions
Dates
24 April, 15, 22 May, 5, 12, 19, 26 June, 3, 10 July
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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Fab Friday – Embroidery Machine Training
Friday 19 May 2023 – 13:00
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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
16 May, 23 May, 6 June, 13 June, 20 June, 27 June, 4 July
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.
