Pontio in Bangor will be hosting another great week of entertainment.
Films include The Banshees of Inisherin (15), Strange World (PG), Peter von Kant (15) and NT LIVE: Othello Live Recording.
January Comedy Club with Stefan Evans, Paul F Taylor, Kat Price on Thursday, 26 January.
Great events for the community include Yoga, Blas 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:
The Banshees of Inisherin (15)
Martin McDonagh, 2022, 114m
Cast – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon
Friday 20 – Thursday 26 January
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
The new film from McDonagh ( 3 Billboards , In Bruges) is set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland and follows lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. Padraic refuses to accept the situation, but his repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum 85m
Peter von Kant (15)
Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben Gharbia
Friday 20 – Wednesday 25 January
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Thanks to the great actress Sidonie, Peter Von Kant, a famous and successful film director, meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome man from a modest background., events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
Aftersun (12A) 102m
Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall
Friday 20 – Wednesday 25 January
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Sophie and her dad Calum are on holiday in Turkey in the late 1990s. Despite a rough start (such as Calum’s broken arm and a room with a double bed rather than twins), it should be bliss – the ‘Macarena’ is blaring, the warm air is filled with the smell of sunscreen and Sophie is capturing it all on her mini-DV cam. However, cracks begin to emerge in the façade Calum is trying to maintain to give Sophie a perfect holiday.
NT LIVE: Othello Live Recording
William Shakespeare, Clint Dyer, 180m
Cast – Giles Terera, Rosy McEwean, Paul Hilton
Thursday 23 February 7pm + Sunday 26 February 2pm
£13 / £11 / £10
An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwean (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance).
She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together. But as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their future is not theirs to decide.
Othello is filmed live on the Lyttleton stage of the National Theatre.
Strange World (PG)
Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Tudyk, Gabrielle Union
14 – 28 January
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
The Clades are a legendary family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest and most crucial mission into uncharted and treacherous territory.
Till (12A)
Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Jamie Renell
Friday 27 January – Thursday 2 February 130m
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
The true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was brutally lynched in 1955 while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Enys Men (15)
John Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Mary Woodvine
Friday 27 January – Thursday 2 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
On a remote island off the Cornish coast, a volunteer environmentalist records daily observations about a rare flower growing near the cliff edge. Going about her tasks with meticulous care, the nameless ecologist lives a life of isolation and repetition, her routine only occasionally interrupted by a local man who comes to deliver petrol for her antique power generator. But as changes suddenly appear on the plant she is studying, the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to blur, plunging the volunteer into a nightmarish, metaphysical dreamscape.
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Little Wander in association with Pontio presents January Comedy Club
Stefan Evans, Paul F Taylor, Kat Price
Thursday 26 January 8pm
Studio £10.50 / £8.50 16+
Join us for a night of comedy with three comedians from the British comedy circuit! A great night out! Comedians will be announced soon!
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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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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
24 January, 31 January, 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.
