Head over to Pontio in Bangor for another great week of entertainment.
Films include: Till (12A) Enys Men (15) Iris on the Move 2023 (18) Empire of Light (15) Corsage (15) and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical: Sing-A-Long (PG)
Events for the community include: BLAS, Pontio’s arts participation project for local children, Yoga with Ceri Lloyd, Vertical Dance, Dance for Parkinson’s and Caffi Babis, a session for new parents and their babies.
For more information and to Book for all events visit the Pontio website here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/
Cinema:
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.
Iris on the Move 2023 (18)
Wednesday 1 February, 8pm £3 only
Iris On the Move is back at Pontio Cinema with an eclectic array from the Iris Prize 2022. Founder and Festival Director Berwyn Rowlands will present two film programmes from last year’s festival.
Eight LGBTQ+ short films from Iris Prize are coming to Pontio. The Best of Iris 2022 programme includes five short films which impressed audiences, including the judges during the Cardiff based festival in October 2022. This diverse selection of outstanding short films showcases unique stories from around the world.
Along with three new iris production films made by winners of the Iris Prize and a community production are a celebration of LGBTQ+ lives. Each is an example of excellence in storytelling and together the programme is sure to make you cry and laugh, which includes Cardiff which stars Ruth Madoc in her last screen role with Stifyn Parry.
Website: https://irisprize.org/
Empire of Light (15)
Sam Mendes, 115m
Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones
Friday 3 – Thursday 9 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Hilary is a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen is a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Corsage (15)
Marie Kreutzer, 115m
Vicky Krieps, Finnegan Oldfield, Colin Morgan, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz
Friday 3 – Wednesday 8 February
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Faced with a future of strict ceremonies and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.
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?
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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 30 January
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
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.
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Caffi Babis at Pontio, Bangor
Friday 3rd February at 10am
Caffi Babis is a new session for new parents and their babies.
This is a creative hour with Siwan Llynor and Angharad Harrop that gives new parents the opportunity to meet other parents, as well as to relax with your baby for a while. An hour to bring parents together, in a safe space. Each session will last around 45 minutes, with the opportunity to have a chat afterwards.
The session is most suitable for children up to 24 months; however, older children are welcome to join.
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3CqvGYP
First Friday of the month 10am £3
Only one ticket required for adult and child
