Pontio in Bangor offers a fantastic mix of entertainment seven days a week, from the latest film releases and independent films to music and drama, gigs, contemporary circus and aerial theatre, cabaret shows and more.
Cinema: Book Here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/online/article/ffilm
Eternals (12A)
Chloe Zhao, 2021, 157m
Cast – Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Kit Harrington, Salma Hayek
Friday 26th November – Sunday 4 December
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
The new Marvel blockbuster directed by Oscar winner Chloe Zhao (Nomadland). The Eternals, a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years, reunite to battle the evil Deviants.
The Last Picture Show (15)
Peter Bogdanovich, 126m. 1971
Cast – Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd
Wednesday 1 December, 7pm
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
One of the most popular and critically acclaimed of all the American New Wave films, Peter Bogdanovich’s black and white masterpiece bridges the classic old-time historical Hollywood cinema with the new 1970s generation. It is an episodic, bleak and mournful film depicting life in a forgotten one-horse town in Texas in 1951. We follow a group of high school leavers played by fresh faced movie unknowns as they come of age in this isolated part of America that is dying, both culturally and economically.
BOOK LAUNCH: New Wave, New Hollywood: Reassessment, Recovery, and Legacy
(this event is free but ticketed)
Wednesday 1 December, 5.30pm – 6.30pm
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-wave-new-hollywood-9781501360404/
Prior to the film screening we will be hosting a panel event to celebrate the release of a book of essays about the New Hollywood movement, edited by Bangor University film staff Nathan Abrams and Gregory Frame. This free event will feature contributing authors to this volume in discussion about the history, significance and legacy of the American New Wave, fifty years since its supposed zenith (1971). During this period, Hollywood made a number of films still beloved by many people the world over. However, this collection seeks to reveal who was left out of this story, and why, considering questions of race, gender, genre and authorship as part of a more inclusive analysis of the time. Our contributors will talk about their work, how it questions received wisdom, and reveals previously marginalised filmmakers (and the films they made) under the banner of ‘New Wave, New Hollywood’.
THE RESCUE (12A)
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chan, 2021, 107m
Cast – Thanet Natisiri, Jim Warny, Mikko Paasi
Friday 3 December, 7pm
Wednesday 8 December, 2pm
£7.50 standard / £6.50 over 60 / £6 student / £5.50 child (under 18s)
Don’t miss this thrilling and extraordinary documentary film which chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. Featuring a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews to piece together the high stakes mission and brings to the screen one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times, shining a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys.
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Theatre
Cwmwl Tystion / Riot!
Tomos Williams returns to Pontio with the second iteration of his Cwmwl Tystion project.
Tuesday 30 November
7.30pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel
£14 / £12
Internationally renowned musicians Soweto Kinch and Orphy Robinson join young Welsh vocalist Eady Crawford and the top-class rhythm section of Aidan Thorne and Mark O’Connor, alongside live visuals from Simon Proffitt for an immersive live performance entitled Cwmwl Tystion II / Riot!
The band will perform a newly composed Suite incorporating elements of jazz, hip-hop, the avant-garde and Welsh folk music. The name ‘Cwmwl Tystion’ is derived from a poem by the great Welsh poet Waldo Williams, while the themes for each movement will be drawn from various riots in Welsh history. Deeply inspired by the work of Wadada Leo Smith, John Zorn and Don Cherry, issues of race and identity will also be explored in the music.
‘The Cwmwl Tystion Suite’ has been funded by Tŷ Cerdd, and the tour is made possible by generous Arts Council of Wales financial support.
“an original contemporary jazz soundscape with a Welsh identity” – New Sound Wales
“…a showcase for skill, imagination, soul and originality…I’d be disposed to recommend it very highly indeed.”- Richard Williams, The Blue Moment
Soweto Kinch – sax, rap
Eady Crawford – vocals
Tomos Williams – trumpet
Orphy Robinson – vibes, electronics
Aidan Thorne – bass
Mark O’Connor – drums
Simon Proffitt – live visuals
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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.
BLAS was launched in January 2013 following a successful bid for funding from Arts Council of Wales, and since then it 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, 6:15pm – 7:15pm – Years 5 and 6,
Wednesday: 6 :30pm – 7:30pm – Years 7, 8 and 9 – 7:45pm – 8:45pm – Years 10 – 13
Cost: £25 (discount code available for residents of LL57 1 area)
Workshops are held mainly in Welsh. It is not essential to be fluent, and we welcome everyone of all language ability.
