Another great week of entertainment at Pontio in Bangor includes film, dance, song and events for the community.
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
NT LIVE: Good
Thursday 20 April 7pm + Sunday 23 April 2pm
David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays.
As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
Olivier Award-winner Dominic Cooke (Follies) directs C.P. Taylor’s timely tale, with a cast that also features Elliot Levey (Coriolanus) and Sharon Small (The Bay). Filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.
What’s Love Got To Do With It? (12)
Friday 21 – Thursday 27 April
The story follows Zoe, an award-winning documentarian, as she finds a new subject in her childhood friend Kaz. He has recently announced his arranged marriage (which Zoe fails to understand). In an effort to document the events of the wedding, she slowly expands her understanding of love.
Lola
Friday 21 – Wednesday 26 April
1940, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence.
Three Colours Trilogy: Blue (15)
Monday 24 April, 8.15pm
Juliette Binoche stars as a young woman left devastated by the unexpected death of her husband and child. She retreats into the world around her, but is soon reluctantly drawn into an ever-widening web of lies and passion as the dark, secret life of her husband begins to unravel.
Three Colours Trilogy: White (15)
Tuesday 25 April, 8.15pm
A mysterious tale of a man whose life disintegrates when his beautiful wife of six months deserts him. Forced to begin anew, he rebuilds his life, only to plan a dangerous scheme of vengeance against her.
Three Colours Trilogy: Red (15)
Wednesday 26 April, 8.15pm
A young model whose chance meeting with an unusual stranger leads her down a path of intrigue and secrecy. As her knowledge of the man deepens, she discovers an astonishing link between his past and her destiny.
ROH Live: The Marriage of Figaro
Thursday 27 April, 6.45pm
David McVicar’s glorious production of Mozart’s ever-popular comic opera conducted by Antonio Pappano.
Rye Lane (15)
Friday 28 April – Thursday 4 May
Following two youngsters reeling from bad breakups who connect over a particularly eventful day in South London.
Close (12A)
Friday 28 April & Monday 2 May
13-year-old Léo and Rémi are best friends, enjoying a tender and intense friendship as they make tentative steps towards early adulthood. The start of high school and growing self-consciousness towards their peers begins to see their relationship deteriorate, leading to devastating consequences.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG)
Saturday 29 April 2023 11:00am & 2pm
A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario’s brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.
Studio Theatre:
Little Wander in association with Pontio presents APRIL COMEDY CLUB
Thursday 27 April 8pm
Joe Wells, Aaron Twitchen, Sharon Wanjohi
Join us for a night of comedy with three comedians from the British comedy circuit! A great night out!
Coleg Menai: An Evening of Musical Theatre
Thursday 28 April 7pm
Join Coleg Menai students in our Studio theatre for An Evening of Musical Theatre.
Anadl: Breathe
Saturday 29 April 7.30pm
Anadl:Breathe is a brand new music, song and spoken word project featuring five North Walian artists; from the North West poet and percussionist Martin Daws, singer and multi-instrumentalist Picsi Owen and double bassist Ben Tunnicliffe; from the North East drummer and poet Ben Wilson and poet and singer Tasha Borton.
“We aim to combine our languages and different expressive environments to represent North Wales in an original, uplifting groove that moves us all closer together” Martin Daws
Tied together by everything they love from Jazz to Punk, from Celtic Folk to Hip Hop Cymraeg, from the fierce rhythms of West Africa to the lilting harmonies of the Western Isles. Anadl:Breathe thread their spoken word and song through the eye of a redemption story of who we are and what it means to be us.
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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
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
25 April, 2 May, 9 May, 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.
