Pontio: Autumn 2013 by Bangor University

GIGS POETRY CABARET OPERA FILM CONCERTS DRAMA WHAT’S ON DANCE IN BANGOR AUTUMN JAZZ 2013 & MORE…

At a glance Front cover: Bodies in Urban Spaces

SEPTEMBER

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Sun 1 GRAND CONCERT: REACHING FOR THE STARS

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Fri 13 FRIDAY FILM: SONG FOR MARION

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 10

Wed 18-Thu 19 CYFAILL & TÊ YN Y GRUG

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Fri 20 BARBWR SEFIL

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University 7.30pm

Sat 21 POBOL: A NEW TERM

Pontio Shop, 1pm - 4pm

Pontio Shop, 1pm - 3pm

Sat 28-Sun 29 I’M WITH THE BAND

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 6.45pm

OCTOBER Tues 1 CWTSH CYNGANEDDU - A NEW TERM

Pontio Shop, 4pm - 5.30pm

Wed 2 DROP IN POETRY DAY WITH MARTIN DAWS

Pontio Shop, 10am - 4pm

Thu 3 MUSIC AT BANGOR: ENSEMBLE CYMRU

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Fri 4 - Sat 5 BODIES IN URBAN SPACES

Bangor, 11am & 3pm (both days)

Fri 4 CABARET: THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS

Powis Hall, Bangor University 7.30pm

Registered charity number: 1141565

TOY PIANO & OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Pontio Shop, 2.30pm

Sat 12 AR Y RÊLS: AL LEWIS & BAND + GILDAS

Bangor Railway Club, 8pm

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

16 Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm (Thur) & 6.30pm (Fri)

Tue 22 A CELEBRATION OF CHARLES CAUSLEY

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Thu 17 – Fri 18 MUSIC AT BANGOR: MA RECITALS

Sat 19 MAX BOYCE

Wed 16 RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING

Sat 5 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 19 RHITA FLEWOG PUPPET WORKSHOP

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 10

Sat 28 CHINESE KITE-MAKING WORKSHOP

Fri 27 FRIDAY FILM: FLIGHT

Sun 13 SUNDAY CINEMA: GRAPES OF WRATH

Pontio Shop, 11am - 1pm

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm Blue Sky Cafe, 7.30pm

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

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Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm Beaumaris Leisure Centre, 7.30pm

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Sat 23 BOING: TRAVELLING LIGHT

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 2pm

BANGOR UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHSTRA Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

HUW WARREN & MANON LLWYD Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Fri 29 MUSIC AT BANGOR: JAZZ AT THE SHOP

Fri 29 FRIDAY FILM: CALL ME KUCHU

Pontio Shop, 11am

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Pontio Shop, 11am - 3pm

Bangor Railway Club, 8pm

DECEMBER 27 12 19

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Fri 6 FRIDAY FILM: HITCHCOCK

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 7 ANGEL LANTERN PROCESSION

Pontio Shop, 4pm

19 33 29 11 20

Bangor Cathedral ,1.30pm & 5pm

Fri 13 CABARET: DRYMBAGO & AFRO CLUSTER

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

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AR Y RÊLS CABARET

CHRISTMAS

COMMUNITY

DRAMA

FILM

MUSIC

Sat 14 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

CHRISTMAS CHORAL CONCERT

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

JANUARY Tues 7 - Wed 8 PANTOMIME: CAWR Y GILFACH

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 10am & 1pm

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MUSIC AT BANGOR PERFORMANCE PONTIO SHOP

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Sun 1 SUE THE SECOND COMING

Sat 7 ANGEL

Thu 28 MUSIC AT BANGOR: EMILY DANKWORTH,

Sat 23 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

PEGG & FROST MOVIE MARATHON

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Bangor Railway Club, 8pm

Fri 22 MUSIC AT BANGOR: STEFFAN MORRIS

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Thu 7 MUSIC AT BANGOR: ELECTROACOUSTIC

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 6.30pm

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University 2.30pm, 6pm & 8pm

& RADIO RHYDD

Fri 22 FRIDAY FILM: HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sun 3 SUNDAY CINEMA:

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 12

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Wed 20 MAC//BETH

Sat 2 MUSIC AT BANGOR: THE PHOENIX PIANO TRIO

Fri 1 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 16 PRIDD

Pontio Shop, 11am - 2pm

NOVEMBER

BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES

Sat 30 LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOP Sat 30 AR Y RÊLS: BOB DELYN A’R EBILLION & SIDDI

Fri 15 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

ROCHE & XENIA PESTOVA

Thu 31 SCREEN STARS: BLAS RED CARPET NIGHT

Sat 9 AR Y RÊLS: ENDAF GREMLIN, MR HUW

Tue 29 MADE IN BANGOR FILM NIGHT

Thu 14 MUSIC AT BANGOR: EARLY MUSIC BANGOR

Sun 27 SUNDAY CINEMA: THE WAGES OF FEAR

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 9 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

Sat 26 SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE WORKSHOP

Sun 10 SUNDAY CINEMA: A PLACE IN THE SUN

Thu 24 MUSIC AT BANGOR: CARLA REES, HEATHER

Fri 8 FRIDAY FILM: THÉRÈSE

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At a glance Front cover: Bodies in Urban Spaces

SEPTEMBER

PAGE

Sun 1 GRAND CONCERT: REACHING FOR THE STARS

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Fri 13 FRIDAY FILM: SONG FOR MARION

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 10

Wed 18-Thu 19 CYFAILL & TÊ YN Y GRUG

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Fri 20 BARBWR SEFIL

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University 7.30pm

Sat 21 POBOL: A NEW TERM

Pontio Shop, 1pm - 4pm

Pontio Shop, 1pm - 3pm

Sat 28-Sun 29 I’M WITH THE BAND

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 6.45pm

OCTOBER Tues 1 CWTSH CYNGANEDDU - A NEW TERM

Pontio Shop, 4pm - 5.30pm

Wed 2 DROP IN POETRY DAY WITH MARTIN DAWS

Pontio Shop, 10am - 4pm

Thu 3 MUSIC AT BANGOR: ENSEMBLE CYMRU

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Fri 4 - Sat 5 BODIES IN URBAN SPACES

Bangor, 11am & 3pm (both days)

Fri 4 CABARET: THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS

Powis Hall, Bangor University 7.30pm

Registered charity number: 1141565

TOY PIANO & OTHER INSTRUMENTS

Pontio Shop, 2.30pm

Sat 12 AR Y RÊLS: AL LEWIS & BAND + GILDAS

Bangor Railway Club, 8pm

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

16 Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm (Thur) & 6.30pm (Fri)

Tue 22 A CELEBRATION OF CHARLES CAUSLEY

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Thu 17 – Fri 18 MUSIC AT BANGOR: MA RECITALS

Sat 19 MAX BOYCE

Wed 16 RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING

Sat 5 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 19 RHITA FLEWOG PUPPET WORKSHOP

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 10

Sat 28 CHINESE KITE-MAKING WORKSHOP

Fri 27 FRIDAY FILM: FLIGHT

Sun 13 SUNDAY CINEMA: GRAPES OF WRATH

Pontio Shop, 11am - 1pm

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm Blue Sky Cafe, 7.30pm

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

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Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm Beaumaris Leisure Centre, 7.30pm

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Sat 23 BOING: TRAVELLING LIGHT

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 2pm

BANGOR UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHSTRA Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

HUW WARREN & MANON LLWYD Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Fri 29 MUSIC AT BANGOR: JAZZ AT THE SHOP

Fri 29 FRIDAY FILM: CALL ME KUCHU

Pontio Shop, 11am

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Pontio Shop, 11am - 3pm

Bangor Railway Club, 8pm

DECEMBER 27 12 19

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Fri 6 FRIDAY FILM: HITCHCOCK

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 7 ANGEL LANTERN PROCESSION

Pontio Shop, 4pm

19 33 29 11 20

Bangor Cathedral ,1.30pm & 5pm

Fri 13 CABARET: DRYMBAGO & AFRO CLUSTER

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

21 38 11

AR Y RÊLS CABARET

CHRISTMAS

COMMUNITY

DRAMA

FILM

MUSIC

Sat 14 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

CHRISTMAS CHORAL CONCERT

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

JANUARY Tues 7 - Wed 8 PANTOMIME: CAWR Y GILFACH

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 10am & 1pm

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MUSIC AT BANGOR PERFORMANCE PONTIO SHOP

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Sun 1 SUE THE SECOND COMING

Sat 7 ANGEL

Thu 28 MUSIC AT BANGOR: EMILY DANKWORTH,

Sat 23 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

PEGG & FROST MOVIE MARATHON

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm

Bangor Railway Club, 8pm

Fri 22 MUSIC AT BANGOR: STEFFAN MORRIS

John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Thu 7 MUSIC AT BANGOR: ELECTROACOUSTIC

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 6.30pm

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University 2.30pm, 6pm & 8pm

& RADIO RHYDD

Fri 22 FRIDAY FILM: HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sun 3 SUNDAY CINEMA:

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 12

Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Wed 20 MAC//BETH

Sat 2 MUSIC AT BANGOR: THE PHOENIX PIANO TRIO

Fri 1 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 16 PRIDD

Pontio Shop, 11am - 2pm

NOVEMBER

BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES

Sat 30 LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOP Sat 30 AR Y RÊLS: BOB DELYN A’R EBILLION & SIDDI

Fri 15 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

ROCHE & XENIA PESTOVA

Thu 31 SCREEN STARS: BLAS RED CARPET NIGHT

Sat 9 AR Y RÊLS: ENDAF GREMLIN, MR HUW

Tue 29 MADE IN BANGOR FILM NIGHT

Thu 14 MUSIC AT BANGOR: EARLY MUSIC BANGOR

Sun 27 SUNDAY CINEMA: THE WAGES OF FEAR

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm

Sat 9 MUSIC AT BANGOR:

Sat 26 SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE WORKSHOP

Sun 10 SUNDAY CINEMA: A PLACE IN THE SUN

Thu 24 MUSIC AT BANGOR: CARLA REES, HEATHER

Fri 8 FRIDAY FILM: THÉRÈSE

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Highlights from our summer season 2013

A circus skills workshop outside the Pontio shop

wa perDesert blues band Etran Finata dge. formed at the Vic Hotel, Menai Bri

edd Schools from across Gwyn apes' Sh d un 'So for sic shared mu

Pontio streamed a live reading from Joyce’s Ulysses for Bloomsday 2013.

Children from BLAS tried their hand at making films

NoFit State circus wow ’d us with the beautiful BIANCO

Comedian Seann Walsh gav e top tips to Bangor ’s student stand-up sta rs

Hafod Lo n pu stage with pil Har vey shared th musician Manon Llw e yd

Cantata Carmina Burana delighted the audience at Prichard-Jones Hall

hwydo Vangst/R reen w o h s e tr Mobile thea the Old Bowling G on popped up

We welcomed inter-generation al art exhibition 'Yma ac Acw' to the shop

l for a We teamed up with Kaya Festiva on yn nff Bry at op drumming worksh 5

Highlights from our summer season 2013

A circus skills workshop outside the Pontio shop

wa perDesert blues band Etran Finata dge. formed at the Vic Hotel, Menai Bri

edd Schools from across Gwyn apes' Sh d un 'So for sic shared mu

Pontio streamed a live reading from Joyce’s Ulysses for Bloomsday 2013.

Children from BLAS tried their hand at making films

NoFit State circus wow ’d us with the beautiful BIANCO

Comedian Seann Walsh gav e top tips to Bangor ’s student stand-up sta rs

Hafod Lo n pu stage with pil Har vey shared th musician Manon Llw e yd

Cantata Carmina Burana delighted the audience at Prichard-Jones Hall

hwydo Vangst/R reen w o h s e tr Mobile thea the Old Bowling G on popped up

We welcomed inter-generation al art exhibition 'Yma ac Acw' to the shop

l for a We teamed up with Kaya Festiva on yn nff Bry at op drumming worksh 5

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Pontio is participating in the newly launched, pan-UK Family Arts Festival 18 October – 3 November 2013. More information: www.familyartsfestival.com.

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NO SHOW NO WORRIES! Ticket NO SHOW? NO WORRIES! offers marked with this deal is exclusive to students. If you cannot attend the show for whatever reason, you can return your unused ticket to the Pontio shop the next day with your NUS card and claim a full refund. Offer only valid up to 3pm next working day and must be redeemed in person at the Pontio shop.

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POSTAL CHARGE No booking fee will be charged when you buy tickets, but a 50 pence mailing charge will apply if you request tickets by post. Tickets by post can only be requested until 10 days before the event to ensure they reach you on time. After this, all pre-bought tickets can be collected on the door.

REFUNDS Unfortunately, once tickets have been purchased, we are unable to refund them unless the performance is cancelled. Any tickets unsold in advance will be available to buy on the door.

HOW TO FIND US The majority of Pontio events take place at venues across Bangor, but performances are also regularly staged within a 30-mile radius of the city from Anglesey to the Llŷn Peninsula, the Conwy Valley to the North Wales coast. Please contact us for more details about a particular venue on: 01248 388090 or email: info@pontio.co.uk.

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ACCESS We are committed to making our events as accessible as possible. Please contact us if you have any special access requirements on: 01248 388090 or email: info@pontio.co.uk.

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ONLINE Online booking is available for selected Pontio events at: www.pontio. co.uk. This service will close four hours prior to the event, or at 5pm of the previous day if the event takes place in the morning.

FAMILIES Where a family ticket price is denoted, the offer is available to a group of four. A minimum of one member of the group must be under 16.

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IN PERSON Can be purchased at the Pontio Shop on Bangor's High Street. Opening hours: Mon, Tues, Weds, Sat: 10am-3pm, Thurs, Fri: 9am-3pm.

CONCESSIONS Wherever ‘concessions’ is denoted for Pontio events, the following categories are included in that definition: children under 16 years of age, students and those over 65. Carers and children under 2 go free.

Main Arts Lecture Theatre

BY PHONE Bookings for Pontio events (those listed on pages two and three) can be made by telephone where indicated on: 01248 382828. Our telephone bookings line is run in partnership with the Wales Millennium Centre and operates a fully bilingual service from Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm.

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REFUNDS Unfortunately, once tickets have been purchased, we are unable to refund them unless the performance is cancelled. Any tickets unsold in advance will be available to buy on the door.

Powis Hall

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ACCESS We are committed to making our events as accessible as possible. Please contact us if you have any special access requirements on: 01248 388090 or email: info@pontio.co.uk.

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FAMILIES Where a family ticket price is denoted, the offer is available to a group of four. A minimum of one member of the group must be under 16.

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IN PERSON Can be purchased at the Pontio Shop on Bangor's High Street. Opening hours: Mon, Tues, Weds, Sat: 10am-3pm, Thurs, Fri: 9am-3pm.

Main Arts Lecture Theatre

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Advance booking is recommended. Please check individual events for times, prices, booking details and venues.

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Thursday 31 October, 6.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University An invitation only event.

COMMUNITY

Year 6 Ysgol Glancegin with the assistance of two Glancegin staff Mrs Mac and Mrs Roberts. Year 5 Ysgol Hirael with the assistance of Bangor University students Carys Tudor and Ffion Wyn Williams. Coordinator and tutor: Mared Elliw Huws Tutor: Manon Wyn Williams

What is BLAS? Pontio’s fun weekly drama workshops to develop theatre and performing skills. We also create devised performances and give stage to young talent in Bangor.

What has BLAS done so far? Performed a Flash Mob as a part of the PONTIO Shop opening ceremony. Performed a devised piece in the Bangor Carnival. Created two short films with filmmaker Eilir Pierce and two talented film students from Bangor University, Caryl Burke and Osian Williams.

What’s next

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Our BLAS children will have a taste of Hollywood for this Red Carpet event. An audience of V.I.Ps will be invited to the very first showing of their short films.

Bangor University’s MA course in film-making present

A V.I.P EVENT FOR VERY CREATIVE V.I.PS

‘Rhan-ni’ Some of Wales’ most famous folk tales will come alive in this multimedia production. Through drama, music and dance, old mythical characters will be brought to life by our young cast.

Angel BLAS performers will take part in the festivities as Vertical Dancer Kate Lawrence’ performs Angel down Bangor Cathedral (see page 35).

Free entry

Movie Premiere: Screen Stars of Tomorrow

Children from Year 5 from Ysgol Hirael and Year 6 from Ysgol Glancegin will receive the Hollywood treatment for the premiere of their movie projects. Both schools worked with experienced filmmaker Eilir Pierce, and up and coming film students from Bangor University, Osian Williams and Caryl Burke, to create their own films.

From the original concept, to the script, storyboarding, camera, directing, sound, make up, props - the children have been in charge. Adults were only there to assist and guide. In this invitation only event, the filmmakers will see their hard work on the big screen for the first time. From being received on the red carpet, and sharing their work with some famous faces, they will feel like the real movie stars they are.

MADE IN BANGOR A SELECTION OF SHORT FILMS FROM BANGOR’S FILM MAKERS OF TOMORROW

FILM

Who are BLAS?

Tuesday 29 October, 7.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Made In Bangor is the firstever public showcase of thought provoking, humorous, and innovative stories picked from the best work of students on the MA Film-making course at Bangor University. Leaders of the course and the young film-makers themselves will be available for an after-show discussion about Bangor’s future independent film scene. 9

Thursday 31 October, 6.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University An invitation only event.

COMMUNITY

What is BLAS? Pontio’s fun weekly drama workshops to develop theatre and performing skills. We also create devised performances and give stage to young talent in Bangor.

What’s next

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Our BLAS children will have a taste of Hollywood for this Red Carpet event. An audience of V.I.Ps will be invited to the very first showing of their short films.

Bangor University’s MA course in film-making present

A V.I.P EVENT FOR VERY CREATIVE V.I.PS

‘Rhan-ni’ Some of Wales’ most famous folk tales will come alive in this multimedia production. Through drama, music and dance, old mythical characters will be brought to life by our young cast.

Angel BLAS performers will take part in the festivities as Vertical Dancer Kate Lawrence’ performs Angel down Bangor Cathedral (see page 35).

Free entry

Movie Premiere: Screen Stars of Tomorrow

MADE IN BANGOR A SELECTION OF SHORT FILMS FROM BANGOR’S FILM MAKERS OF TOMORROW

FILM

Who are BLAS?

Tuesday 29 October, 7.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

FILM

JUST £20!

£4/£3 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door. We are once again grateful to BANGOR COMMUNITY FILM GROUP for their choice of contemporary titles. Are you a film fanatic? Why not take advantage of our brand new Cinema Season Pass? Access all our Friday Films and Sunday Cinemas during the Autumn season for just £20!

Friday 13 September, 7.30pm

Friday 27 September, 7.30pm

Friday 8 November, 7.30pm

Friday 22 November, 7.30pm

Friday 29 November, 7.30pm

SONG FOR MARION

FLIGHT

THÉRÈSE

138 min Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez & John Goodman

HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

CALL ME KUCHU HITCHCOCK

“Thérèse Desqueyroux” (original title)

93min Director: Pal Andrew Williams Starring: Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave & Gemma Arterton

Comedy | Drama | Music. A heart-warming comedy drama following shy, grumpy pensioner Arthur as he is reluctantly inspired by his beloved wife Marion to join an unconventional local choir. Arthur embarks on a hilarious, life-affirming journey of musical self-discovery. 10

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Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Drama. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airplane, which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.

110 min Director: Claude Miller Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche & Anaïs Demoustier

Drama. An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures.

94 min Director: Roger Michell Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney & Samuel West

Biography | Comedy | Drama. The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, centred around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.

Friday 6 December , 7.30pm

87 min Director: Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worral Starring: David Kato & Christopher Senyonko

98 min Director: Sacha Gervasi Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren & Scarlett Johansson

Documentary | Drama. In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating persecution in their daily lives. But no one is prepared for the brutal murder that sends shock waves around the world.

Biography / Drama. A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959.

FILM

book all Autumn Friday Films & Sunday Cinemas

FRIDAY

CINEMA SEASON PASS

FILM

JUST £20!

Friday 13 September, 7.30pm

Friday 27 September, 7.30pm

Friday 8 November, 7.30pm

Friday 22 November, 7.30pm

Friday 29 November, 7.30pm

SONG FOR MARION

FLIGHT

THÉRÈSE

138 min Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez & John Goodman

HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

CALL ME KUCHU HITCHCOCK

“Thérèse Desqueyroux” (original title)

93min Director: Pal Andrew Williams Starring: Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave & Gemma Arterton

FILM

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Drama. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airplane, which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.

110 min Director: Claude Miller Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gilles Lellouche & Anaïs Demoustier

Drama. An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures.

94 min Director: Roger Michell Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney & Samuel West

Friday 6 December , 7.30pm

87 min Director: Katherine Fairfax Wright & Malika Zouhali-Worral Starring: David Kato & Christopher Senyonko

98 min Director: Sacha Gervasi Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren & Scarlett Johansson

Biography / Drama. A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959.

FILM

book all Autumn Friday Films & Sunday Cinemas

FRIDAY

CINEMA SEASON PASS

FILM

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

£4/£3 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door. Sunday 13 October, 7.30pm This season we present a selection of classic, powerful films produced in the 40s and 50s. A big thank you to our audience for nominating the following. Are you a film fanatic? Why not take advantage of our brand new Cinema Season Pass? Access all our Friday Films and Sunday Cinemas during the Autumn season for just £20!

Sunday 27 October, 7.30pm

Sunday 10 November, 7.30pm

THE GRAPES THE WAGES A PLACE IN OF FEAR THE SUN OF WRATH (1940) 129 min - Drama Director: John Ford Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine

(1953)   131 min - Adventure | Drama Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli

(1951) 122 min - Drama | Romance Director: George Stevens Starring: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

In a decrepit South American village, men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglyc– erine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.

A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.

. POPULAR MOVIES EDY DUO S M O C E H T THREE OF

Zombies, Cops and Aliens! Stock up on cinema food and drinks and come enjoy a marathon film session in the company of comic geniuses Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

Sunday 3 November, Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University £4/£3 each – or £7 for the lot

) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Also available on the door

CINEMA SEASON PASS

book all Autumn Friday Films & Sunday Cinemas

JUST £20!

2.30pm

6pm

8pm

SHAUN OF THE DEAD

HOT FUZZ

PAUL

121 min Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Jim Broadbent

104 min Director: Greg Mottola Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Seth Rogen

Comedy | Crime. Exceptional London cop Nicholas Angel is involuntarily transferred to a quaint English village and paired with a witless new partner. While on the beat, Nicholas suspects a sinister conspiracy is afoot with the residents.

Comedy | Sci-Fi. Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

99 min Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Kate Ashfield

Comedy | Horror. A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living.

FILM

SUNDAY

CINEMA

Pegg and Frost Movie Marathon

FILM

Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Sunday 27 October, 7.30pm

Sunday 10 November, 7.30pm

THE GRAPES THE WAGES A PLACE IN OF FEAR THE SUN OF WRATH (1940) 129 min - Drama Director: John Ford Starring: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine

(1953)   131 min - Adventure | Drama Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli

(1951) 122 min - Drama | Romance Director: George Stevens Starring: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters

A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

In a decrepit South American village, men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglyc– erine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.

A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.

. POPULAR MOVIES EDY DUO S M O C E H T THREE OF

Zombies, Cops and Aliens! Stock up on cinema food and drinks and come enjoy a marathon film session in the company of comic geniuses Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

Sunday 3 November, Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University £4/£3 each – or £7 for the lot

) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Also available on the door

CINEMA SEASON PASS

book all Autumn Friday Films & Sunday Cinemas

JUST £20!

2.30pm

6pm

8pm

SHAUN OF THE DEAD

HOT FUZZ

PAUL

121 min Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Jim Broadbent

104 min Director: Greg Mottola Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Seth Rogen

Comedy | Sci-Fi. Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

99 min Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost & Kate Ashfield

FILM

SUNDAY

CINEMA

Pegg and Frost Movie Marathon

Friday 1 November, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University £6/£4 concessions

FILM

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA THE ORIGINAL SILENT VERSION WITH LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT This 1925 version stars Lon Chaney as the eerie phantom in the catacombs beneath Paris. Live accompaniment by the excellent Costas Fotopoulos, a professional concert and film pianist, well used to performing across Britain, New York, Warsaw and northern Italy. Cash only bar from 7pm. Piano accompaniment by Costas Fotopoulos

September-December 2013 The Music at Bangor concert series is changing! As you’ll see, we’re working to improve the look and feel of the design to reflect the rich vibrancy and quality music for which the concert series is famed. Purchase Autumn Season tickets:

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or in person at the Pontio Shop.

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A season ticket ensures your seat at every concert before Christmas excluding those marked as exceptions. Standard rate: £90 Concession rate: £60 We’re also offering students a chance to snap up tickets for just £1. 30 tickets for each concert will be allocated on a first come first served basis – once they’re gone, they’re gone! These are also available to buy online, over the phone or in person and must be accompanied by an NUS card.

Friday 1 November, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University £6/£4 concessions

FILM

01248 38 28 28 www.pontio.co.uk

or in person at the Pontio Shop.

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) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

School of Music Masters Recitals

The Phoenix Piano Trio

Thursday 17 October // 7.30pm Friday 18 October // 6.30pm

Saturday 2 November // 7.30pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

Entry free, all are welcome.

Ensemble Cymru

Peryn Clement-Evans (Artistic Director) Thursday 3 October // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Principal musicians of Bangor University’s and Venue Cymru’s Resident Ensemble Jonathan Rimmer (flute) and Harvey Davies (piano) perform works by Prokoffief, Copland, Lynne Plowman (Composer of Wales), Blavet and Georges Hue. Fantasie - Georges Hue Sonata (“La Lumagne”) Op.2 No.4 in G min - Michel Blavet Duo for flute and piano – Aaron Copland Night Dances (2002) - Lynne Plowman Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94 - Serge Prokoffief Flute – Jonathan Rimmer Piano – Harvey Davies

Thursday // 7.30pm: Yitong Peng (guzheng) Thursday // 8.45pm: Eleanor Lighton (flute) Friday // 6.30pm: Frances Pritchard (French horn) Friday // 7.45pm: Gwenno Roberts (violin) Friday // 9.00pm: Katherine Browning (clarinet)

The Phoenix Piano Trio was formed in 2010 by violinist Jonathan Stone, cellist Marie Macleod and pianist Sholto Kynoch. In 2011, their complete cycle of Beethoven trios in London and Oxford received great critical acclaim, and last year, the Trio released their first CD and made their Wigmore Hall debut.

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Five recitals by MA and MMus performance students from Bangor University's School of Music accompanied by pianist Helen Davies.

For their first visit to Bangor, the Trio performs Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ Trio Op. 70/1, Mendelssohn’s Trio No. 2 in C minor, and the rarely-heard Third Piano Trio by John Ireland.

Carla Rees (flutes) Heather Roche (clarinets) Xenia Pestova (piano)

Presented with the support of the John Ireland Trust.

Thursday 24 October // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Bangor University’s resident pianist Xenia Pestova is joined on stage by Carla Rees (low and quartertone flutes) and Heather Roche (clarinet/bass clarinet) for an evening of solos, duos and trios for this colourful combination of instruments.

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£10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

FREE

The concert will feature music by Bartók, Saint-Saëns and Maurice Emmanuel, and will also include Jonathan Harvey’s The Riot, an exciting and demanding trio described by the late composer as a work of ‘virtuoso exhilaration’.

School of Music Masters Recitals

The Phoenix Piano Trio

Thursday 17 October // 7.30pm Friday 18 October // 6.30pm

Saturday 2 November // 7.30pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

Entry free, all are welcome.

Ensemble Cymru

Peryn Clement-Evans (Artistic Director) Thursday 3 October // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

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Five recitals by MA and MMus performance students from Bangor University's School of Music accompanied by pianist Helen Davies.

For their first visit to Bangor, the Trio performs Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ Trio Op. 70/1, Mendelssohn’s Trio No. 2 in C minor, and the rarely-heard Third Piano Trio by John Ireland.

Carla Rees (flutes) Heather Roche (clarinets) Xenia Pestova (piano)

Presented with the support of the John Ireland Trust.

Thursday 24 October // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

MMUSIC U S I C ATATBBANGOR ANGOR

£10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

FREE

Electroacoustic Wales

Early Music Bangor

Andrew Lewis (director)

Thursday 7 November // 8pm

Nicholas Hardisty, Christian Leitmeir and Hana Vlhová-Wörner (directors)

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

Thursday 14 November // 8pm

Electroacoustic WALES will be firing up its extraordinary 32-loudspeaker surround-sound system to present world and Welsh premieres of recent ‘acousmatic’ sonic art. Neal Farwell (Bristol) performs his new work Photographs of Water, and Andrew Lewis’s Dark Glass will be heard in Wales for the first time. The programme will also feature short works by local school children, created as part of Pontio’s HaDAsyniaDA project, led by Ed Wright.

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales Daniel Mueller-Schott (cello) Michael Francis (conductor)

Saturday 9 November // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £10 concessions, £6 students (plus additional offers for groups and families will be available, not part of season ticket). 30 £1 student tickets will be available on the door from 6.30pm.

Wales’ national orchestra returns to the fine acoustic of the Prichard-Jones Hall under the baton of leading British conductor, Michael Francis. We welcome German cellist Daniel Mueller-Schott to the stage to perform Dvorˇák’s gloriously melodic Cello Concerto in B Minor. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (Pathétique), one of the defining sounds of the romantic period, provides the perfect close to the evening. The last concert given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bangor was a sell-out; please book early!

Bangor University’s own Early Music Ensemble explores music of the Italian Baroque, including concerti by Vivaldi and Corelli alongside works by lesser known composers such as Locatelli, Torelli and Dall’Abaco. The programme will also include seventeenth- and eighteenth-century chamber music, and a sequence of Gregorian chant.

Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita Friday 15 November // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £14 / £12 concessions (not part of season ticket or student offer)

A stunning shared musical journey between two world-class virtuosos: Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and West African kora player Seckou Keita. From Casamance in Senegal, Seckou Keita has a formidable reputation as “an inspired exponent of the Kora” (The Guardian). Harpist Catrin Finch is one of Wales’ leading international musical ambassadors, and one of the world’s finest players of this most Welsh of instruments.

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£10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

The harp occupies a vital place in the incredibly rich cultures of both West Africa and Wales and, remarkably, both nations share a centuries-old bardic tradition of intricate oral history, expressed through music, song and verse. Supported by the Welsh Government and the Arts Council of Wales.

Electroacoustic Wales

Early Music Bangor

Andrew Lewis (director)

Thursday 7 November // 8pm

Nicholas Hardisty, Christian Leitmeir and Hana Vlhová-Wörner (directors)

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

Thursday 14 November // 8pm

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

BBC National Orchestra of Wales Daniel Mueller-Schott (cello) Michael Francis (conductor)

Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita Friday 15 November // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £14 / £12 concessions (not part of season ticket or student offer)

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£10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Steffan Morris (cello)

The Jazz Platform:

Friday 22 November // 8pm

Emily Dankworth & Huw Warren & Manon Llwyd

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

Thursday 28 November // 8.00pm

Neath-born Steffan Morris began playing the cello at the age of eight. Winning the Texaco Young Musician of Wales in 2009, Steffan went on to study the cello in Vienna under the prestigious tutor Professor Heinrich Schiff in 2010. Steffan has since performed extensively in Wales, England, Scotland, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Corfu, Russia and Japan. Marking the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten to the day, Steffan‘s programme will fittingly include: Benjamin Britten: Cello Suite no. 1 op.72 J.S. Bach: Gamba Sonata no. 2 in D major Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 Steffan plays a cello made for him in 2006 by his grandfather Clive Morris. Steffan will be accompanied by Michael Pollock. “Steffan Morris is an outstanding young cellist” Dr Karl Jenkins CBE

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Bangor University Symphony Orchestra

Xenia Pestova (piano) Chris Collins and Andrew Lewis (conductors) Saturday 23 November // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Bangor’s own full-size symphony orchestra presents a kaleidoscopic programme of music, including Wagner’s Parsifal Prelude, Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten and Elgar’s ever-popular Enigma Variations. The orchestra will also be joined by Xenia Pestova, a former winner of the Xavier Montsalvatge International Piano Competition, in a performance of the Catalan composer’s Concierto breve.

The Emily Dankworth Trio, Huw Warren and Manon Llwyd bring you jazz at its most eclectic. The Emily Dankworth Trio are three inspirational musicians and are all graduates from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The trio feature music from Brazil and Spain while giving their take on more well-known Jazz. Welsh pianist Huw Warren has a reputation for innovative music crossing jazz, world and contemporary music. Local musician Manon Llwyd is developing her own unique voice. The evening’s repetoire will include solo pieces and new compositions plus: Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim) Body and Soul (Jazz Standard) and Fruit Tree (Nick Drake) Tears (after John Dowland) and Mil Harddach Wyt.

Christmas Choral Concert Saturday 14 December // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets), Family ticket: £25

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AT BBANGOR MMUSIC U S I C AT ANGOR

£12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Four fine choirs from across the region join forces for a unique evening of seasonal music. The Chamber Choir and Chorus of Bangor University are joined for this special concert by the Chamber Choir of Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias and the Senior Choir of Ysgol Tryfan. A highlight of the concert will be the University Chamber Choir’s performance of Benjamin Britten’s atmospheric Ceremony of Carols, in this, the composer’s Centenary year.

Steffan Morris (cello)

The Jazz Platform:

Friday 22 November // 8pm

Emily Dankworth & Huw Warren & Manon Llwyd

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY

Thursday 28 November // 8.00pm

POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Bangor University Symphony Orchestra

Xenia Pestova (piano) Chris Collins and Andrew Lewis (conductors) Saturday 23 November // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Christmas Choral Concert Saturday 14 December // 7.30pm PRICHARD-JONES HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY £10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets), Family ticket: £25

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AT BBANGOR MMUSIC U S I C AT ANGOR

£12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)

Sunday 1 September, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University £14/£8 concessions; family ticket: £40 Limited Offer: 1st 80 tickets for £8 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Saturday 19 October, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University £23 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

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REACHING FOR THE STARS West End and Broadway star John Owen Jones joins Côr Ysgol Glanaethwy for a programme of popular songs from the shows.

John Owen Jones as seen in Phantom of the Opera

John Owen Jones is an award winning, record-breaking West End and Broadway performer. Best known for his performances as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera. Ysgol Glanaethwy performing arts school was established by Rhian

and Cefin Roberts in 1990 and is based in Bangor. The school shot to fame when its choir for older pupils took part in BBC1's Last Choir Standing in 2008 securing second prize to Only Men Aloud in the final vote.

FROM SWANSEA TO SYDNEY, FROM NEWPORT TO NEW ZEALAND, MAX HAS TAKEN HIS HUMOROUS LOOK ON LIFE TO ALL CORNERS OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD.

MUSIC

GRAND CONCERT

His records, TV shows and DVDs have been sold in their millions but his real love is performing live. Max Boyce’s energy, enthusiasm and warmth on stage produces an atmosphere in a concert rarely achieved by other entertainers.

Two aspiring young singers will be selected to share the stage with the star following auditions prior to the show.

His legendary songs and stories have touched so many people’s lives and his ability to entertain the old and young alike over so many years is testimony to the unique talents of this inspired and inspiring entertainer.

Accompanist: Annette Bryn Parri Compere: Mari Lovgreen

Don’t miss out on this unique experience of seeing Max Boyce live in concert and being able to say “I Was There”. 23

Sunday 1 September, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University £14/£8 concessions; family ticket: £40 Limited Offer: 1st 80 tickets for £8 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Saturday 19 October, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University £23 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Pontio shop

Siop Pontio

MUSIC

REACHING FOR THE STARS West End and Broadway star John Owen Jones joins Côr Ysgol Glanaethwy for a programme of popular songs from the shows.

John Owen Jones as seen in Phantom of the Opera

FROM SWANSEA TO SYDNEY, FROM NEWPORT TO NEW ZEALAND, MAX HAS TAKEN HIS HUMOROUS LOOK ON LIFE TO ALL CORNERS OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD.

MUSIC

GRAND CONCERT

Two aspiring young singers will be selected to share the stage with the star following auditions prior to the show.

Accompanist: Annette Bryn Parri Compere: Mari Lovgreen

Don’t miss out on this unique experience of seeing Max Boyce live in concert and being able to say “I Was There”. 23

Wednesday 16 October, 7.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September, 6.45pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Sunday 1 December, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University

£8/£5 concessions: plus No show, no worries offer! ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop

£8/£5 concessions: plus No Show, No worries offer!

£9/£7 concessions: plus No Show, No worries offer!

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DRAMA

EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY IN A COMICAL SPOOF-LECTURE

An English-language show.

BY TIm price

A WELSHMAN, A SCOTSMAN, AN ENGLISHMAN AND AN IRISHMAN WALK INTO A RECORDING STUDIO…

…and created The Union. Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, the pioneering Indie-rock band is now on the verge of breaking-up. When financial disaster strikes and Scottish guitarist Barry leaves the band, can The Union survive? Local music acts will be performing in the foyer. Addicted to Fish on Saturday and Gethin Griffiths for Sunday’s performance.

Combining comedy songs, clowning and gloriously bad puns alongside proper explanations of the science behind his landmark theories, this spoof lecture will give some surprising revelations into the great man’s personal life. This one man show is a hilarious and thought-provoking answer to everything you ever wanted to know about Einstein but were too afraid to ask!

I’m With The Band SUE Wales Millennium Centre & Traverse Theatre present

6.45pm – 7.15pm: bands; show starts at 7.30pm.

NO SHOW? NO WORRIE S

Suitable for ages 16+. An English language show.

NO SHOW? S! NO WORRIE

Cash-only bar open from 6pm.

Pontio Shop

Dafydd James & Company present

THE SECOND COMING

CABARET DRAMA WITH THE PIANO-PLAYING SUE AND HER ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS Sue Timms, the piano-wielding prophet, invites you to participate in a very special nativity.

NO SHOW? NO WORRIE S

DRAMA

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking Tangram Theatre present

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Offering an anarchic, dark, yet touching alternative to the traditional Yuletide show, she's got a few things she'd like to get off her chest about Christmas. With virtuosic piano skills, a soaring falsetto and her faithful backing band, she'll let rip with her unique blend of comedy, music and theatre.

'Imagine Victoria Wood, but with a streak of Dadaist subversion ... Exciting and Original' - The Guardian An English language show suitable for 12+years. Cash only bar available from 7pm. 25

Wednesday 16 October, 7.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September, 6.45pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Sunday 1 December, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University

£8/£5 concessions: plus No show, no worries offer! ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop

£8/£5 concessions: plus No Show, No worries offer!

£9/£7 concessions: plus No Show, No worries offer!

) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

DRAMA

EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY IN A COMICAL SPOOF-LECTURE

An English-language show.

BY TIm price

A WELSHMAN, A SCOTSMAN, AN ENGLISHMAN AND AN IRISHMAN WALK INTO A RECORDING STUDIO…

I’m With The Band SUE Wales Millennium Centre & Traverse Theatre present

6.45pm – 7.15pm: bands; show starts at 7.30pm.

NO SHOW? NO WORRIE S

Suitable for ages 16+. An English language show.

NO SHOW? S! NO WORRIE

Cash-only bar open from 6pm.

Pontio Shop

Dafydd James & Company present

THE SECOND COMING

CABARET DRAMA WITH THE PIANO-PLAYING SUE AND HER ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS Sue Timms, the piano-wielding prophet, invites you to participate in a very special nativity.

NO SHOW? NO WORRIE S

DRAMA

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking Tangram Theatre present

Pontio Shop

'Imagine Victoria Wood, but with a streak of Dadaist subversion ... Exciting and Original' - The Guardian An English language show suitable for 12+years. Cash only bar available from 7pm. 25

Saturday 9 November, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road

Saturday 30 November, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road

£10/£8 concessions (Early Bird Offer: £7 before Friday 11 October) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop Pontio, in association with Gŵyl Gardd Goll, present:

£10/£8 concessions (Early Bird Offer: £7 before Friday 8 November) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop Pontio, in association with Gŵyl Gardd Goll, present:

£10/£8 concessions (Early Bird Offer: £7 before Friday 29 November) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop Pontio, in association with Gŵyl Gardd Goll, present:

AL LEWIS & BAND

ENDAF GREMLIN BOB DELYN A’R + MR. HUW + RADIO RHYDD EBILLION + SIDDI

+ GILDAS

SUPERGROUP FORMED FOR THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 2013 PLUS SUPPORT

Endaf Gremlin: featuring Mei Gwynedd (Sibrydion), Osian Williams (Candelas), Rhys Aneurin (Yr Ods), Dylan Hughes (formerly of Race Horses) and Dafydd Hughes (Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog) - and this, their first ever live gig in Bangor! “Mr. Huw is a one-off master of melody.” – Huw Stephens

CATCHY MELODIES FROM WALES’ LEADING POP/FOLK ARTISTS Al Lewis’ presence in Wales has been prominent since his success in the 2007 ‘Cân i Gymru’ competition with Llosgi (Burning). Since then he’s twice scooped BBC Radio Cymru’s ‘Best Male Artist’ award. Al’s sound is reminiscent of the classic singer-songwriters of the 70s but with a modern twist. Hailing from Pwllheli, Al now lives in London but regularly performs in Wales with Gildas - the band led by Al’s lead guitarist Arwel Lloyd Owen. Arwel uses unusual techniques to create sounds by tuning the guitar in a different way and combining electric with folk. 26

Radio Rhydd a four-piece political punk / hip-hop band from north Wales, influenced by Rage Against the Machine and Welsh language hip-hop.

MUSICAL FOLK GENIUS TWM MORYS AND BAND WITH SIDDI - A MAGICAL DUO FROM LLANUWCHLLYN

AR Y RÊLS

Welsh music at the Railway Club See you for a night out on the rails!

Saturday 12 October, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road

Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion are a folk-rock group from Wales fronted by the Prifardd Twm Morys. Their music combines reggae and rock influences with more traditional Welsh folk and roots music. The band played a major part in the Welsh folk revival of the early 1990s and their unmistakable sound continues to develop today. Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion will be supported by brother and sister Llanuwchllyn duo Siddi. 27

Saturday 9 November, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road

Saturday 30 November, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road

£10/£8 concessions (Early Bird Offer: £7 before Friday 11 October) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop Pontio, in association with Gŵyl Gardd Goll, present:

£10/£8 concessions (Early Bird Offer: £7 before Friday 8 November) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop Pontio, in association with Gŵyl Gardd Goll, present:

£10/£8 concessions (Early Bird Offer: £7 before Friday 29 November) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop Pontio, in association with Gŵyl Gardd Goll, present:

AL LEWIS & BAND

ENDAF GREMLIN BOB DELYN A’R + MR. HUW + RADIO RHYDD EBILLION + SIDDI

+ GILDAS

SUPERGROUP FORMED FOR THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 2013 PLUS SUPPORT

Radio Rhydd a four-piece political punk / hip-hop band from north Wales, influenced by Rage Against the Machine and Welsh language hip-hop.

MUSICAL FOLK GENIUS TWM MORYS AND BAND WITH SIDDI - A MAGICAL DUO FROM LLANUWCHLLYN

AR Y RÊLS

Welsh music at the Railway Club See you for a night out on the rails!

Saturday 12 October, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road

FREE

PERFORMANCE

Migrations & Pontio present:

BODIES IN URBAN SPACES by Willi Dorner (Austria)

A worldwide sensation, Bodies in Urban Spaces has toured to Paris, Vienna, Moscow, Philadelphia, Montreal and Seoul now catch it for two days only in Bangor! Bodies in Urban Spaces is a travelling performance which leads you through unseen and re-discovered spaces in your urban surroundings. Twenty performers including free runners and dancers will be temporarily arranged en route - incredibly squeezed, balanced and rearranged amongst Bangor's architecture. Experience the city in a way that it will never be experienced again.

Wednesday 20 November, 7.30pm Beaumaris Leisure Centre £10/£8 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

A production for those who yearn for something a bit different – something which hails from the European tradition of dance/theatre. Pontio Shop

MAC//BETH De Oscuro in association with Wales Millennium Centre present:

AN INTOXICATING FUSION OF DANCE AND SHAKESPEARE

Mererid Hopwood’s new Welsh translation weaves in and out of Shakespeare’s text; Polish and Hebrew pepper the mix. Set against a haunting new score for string quartet, an energetic ensemble of performers will bring an exhilarating physical power to these familiar characters. Shakespeare’s words inspire dance, and dance illuminates the text: Lord and Lady Macbeth dance with the devil and plummet from grace. A bilingual show.

PERFORMANCE

Friday 4 October, 11am & 3pm Saturday 5 October, 11am & 3pm, Bangor

The performance will start at Penrallt Chapel, Upper Bangor, and finish at the Pontio shop on Bangor’s High Street. To view the whole performance, the audience will need to walk for approximately one hour. With the support of the cultural office of the City of Vienna. 28

FREE

PERFORMANCE

Migrations & Pontio present:

BODIES IN URBAN SPACES by Willi Dorner (Austria)

Wednesday 20 November, 7.30pm Beaumaris Leisure Centre £10/£8 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

A production for those who yearn for something a bit different – something which hails from the European tradition of dance/theatre. Pontio Shop

MAC//BETH De Oscuro in association with Wales Millennium Centre present:

AN INTOXICATING FUSION OF DANCE AND SHAKESPEARE

PERFORMANCE

Friday 4 October, 11am & 3pm Saturday 5 October, 11am & 3pm, Bangor

Friday 4 October, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University £12/£10 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Friday 13 December, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University Pontio Shop

Pontio Shop

Drymbago & Afro Cluster

The Magic Tombolinos, fronted by the charismatic Argentine – Alejandro Toledo, have stormed the world music scene. This band of nomad exiles came together in London to invent their own form of ultimate gypsy-thrash meets glamBalkan, with Latin, Urban and 21st Century music influences. With a stunning array of musical backgrounds, the band has woven together a sound that is energetic and exuberant, and infused with a wealth of musical traditions.

“They don’t do energetic, they do nuclear!” – Rob Brydon Cash-only bar open from 7pm.

CABARET

Alejandro Toledo & The Magic Tombolinos

£12/£10 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

SOUTH MEETS NORTH IN A FUSION OF WORLD MUSIC! Drymbago Hailing from Snowdonia, this ten-piece Afro-tropical-funk band smokes. Combining familiar West African rhythms with upbeat Latin melodies, Ethiopian horns and crunchy Colombian accents, Drymbago draws on a love of vintage dance-floor music to create unforgettable grooves. Afro Cluster This 8-piece outfit from Cardiff bring their infectious, funky, afro-beat, hip-hop fusion to the party... Afro Cluster was born from Afro-Beat – Africa’s incorporation of funk, jazz, and other contemporary African American sounds with the more traditional native African rhythms. Cash-only bar open from 7pm.

Friday 4 October, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University £12/£10 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Friday 13 December, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University Pontio Shop

Pontio Shop

Drymbago & Afro Cluster

“They don’t do energetic, they do nuclear!” – Rob Brydon Cash-only bar open from 7pm.

CABARET

Alejandro Toledo & The Magic Tombolinos

£12/£10 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

£9/£6 concessions, family ticket: £30 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

£8/£6 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Pontio Shop

Jim Causley with Julie Murphy & Ceri Owen-Jones MUSIC

MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF CORNISH POET CHARLES CAUSLEY Popular Devon singer Jim Causley, a five times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee, appears with vocalist Julie Murphy and experimental multi-instrumentalist Ceri Owen-Jones, in a show focused on the poems of Jim's distant relative, Charles Causley.

A WELSH LANGUAGE ADAPTION OF ROSSINI’S COMEDY OPERATIC MASTERPIECE! OPRA Cymru brings Rossini’s classic, the Barber of Seville, to Pontio. Phil Gault, Elgan Thomas and Huw Euron are back, joined by celebrated soprano Gwawr Edwards. For the first time, the company performs with a chamber group, in an arrangement of Rossini’s effervescent score by Gareth Glyn. As theatrical as ever, OPRA Cymru offers its unique blend of artistic excellence and wit – and all in the language of heaven.

Wednesday 18 September & Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Saturday 16 November, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

£9/£7 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Pontio Shop

Theatr Bara Caws present

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Tandem present

Cyfaill & Tê Yn Y Grug

Pridd

TWO DRAMAS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF KATE ROBERTS - ONE OF WALES’ BIGGEST LITERARY STARS

THEATR GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU’S POWERFUL NEW PRODUCTION BY ALED JONES WILLIAMS

Cyfaill – by Francesca Rhydderch. This poignant drama explores one of the most turbulent periods in the life of the author, as she strives to come to terms with her husband’s untimely death, her mounting debts, and her attempt to rediscover her creativity.

Alwyn Tomos - or Handy Al to all the local children – returns home one afternoon to find his whole world is topsy turvy, and nothing is as it seems. The phone is ringing, there are strangers at the door, but everything around him has turned to earth.

Jim has set a selection of the works of the celebrated Cornish poet to music. The live show features Julie and Jim’s rich singing accompanied on harp, piano, fiddle and trombone.

Tê Yn Y Grug – adaptation by Manon Wyn Williams. A new adaptation of what is arguably Kate Roberts’ best loved book. Stories of growing up and loss of innocence, of a child striving to understand the complexity of the world and its people, and accepting that disillusionment is part of life.

Light refreshments available to purchase.

A Welsh language production.

Appropriate for ages 12+ 2.5 hour performance with an interval between the performances.

PONTIO SHOP

Tuesday 22 October, 7.30pm Blue Sky Café, Bangor High Street

DRAMA

Friday 20 September, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University

“Excuse me! You haven't by any chance seen something that makes sense around the place have you? It's called 'me'. No! Thank you very much. Sorry to have troubled you.” A new one-man Welsh language play by Aled Jones Williams with Owen Arwyn as Handy Al. Suitable for ages 14+; performance time: 1 hour.

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£9/£6 concessions, family ticket: £30 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

£8/£6 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Pontio Shop

Jim Causley with Julie Murphy & Ceri Owen-Jones MUSIC

Wednesday 18 September & Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Saturday 16 November, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

£9/£7 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk

Pontio Shop

Theatr Bara Caws present

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Tandem present

Cyfaill & Tê Yn Y Grug

Pridd

TWO DRAMAS ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF KATE ROBERTS - ONE OF WALES’ BIGGEST LITERARY STARS

THEATR GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU’S POWERFUL NEW PRODUCTION BY ALED JONES WILLIAMS

Jim has set a selection of the works of the celebrated Cornish poet to music. The live show features Julie and Jim’s rich singing accompanied on harp, piano, fiddle and trombone.

Light refreshments available to purchase.

A Welsh language production.

Appropriate for ages 12+ 2.5 hour performance with an interval between the performances.

PONTIO SHOP

Tuesday 22 October, 7.30pm Blue Sky Café, Bangor High Street

DRAMA

Friday 20 September, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University

A Welsh language opera. 32

Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 January, 10am & 1pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Saturday 7 December, 1.30pm & 5pm Bangor Cathedral

£5/£3 concessions

£7 (10% concession for groups of 10+, teachers go free)

FREE

! G N I BO WHO CAN SLEEP ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN THERE ARE BEDS TO BE JUMPED ON, PILLOWS TO BE FOUGHT WITH AND SEAS TO BE SAILED? Set on Christmas Eve, BOING! is an energetic and enchanting piece of dance theatre, which captures the delirious excitement of waiting for Santa to arrive on the most magical night of the year.

‘Utterly dazzling. Rumbustious, exhilarating dance theatre’ - **** The Guardian A Christmas themed dance performance without dialogue - suitable for all ages.

Cwmni Mega present

CAWR Y GILFACH A PANTOMIME BASED ON A MYTH FROM THE RHYMNEY VALLEY

The history of a tribe of Fairies that live happily in the Rhymney Valley in Gwent, until the terrible Gilfach Bargoed giant destroys their haven and their lives! One of the fairies, Gwrhyr Iaith yr Adar, decides to fight back against the giant and asks his friend Tylluan Pencoed Fawr to aid him. Together, they plot the terrible giant’s demise.

A Welsh language pantomime. Suitable for primary school children. Sweets, soft drinks and ice cream will be available to buy during the interval.

Angel Kate Lawrence performs

A MESMERISING AERIAL DANCE OVER BANGOR

Watching over residents, surveying the land and the happenings below - the Angel is guardian. Gathering the breath of the wind, the Angel unfurls her wings and swoops down. She dances between the sky and the land in her search for a lost soul to deliver to paradise...

CHRISTMAS

Saturday 23 November, 2pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Kate Lawrence combines dance with the equipment and movement of rock climbing to deliver an awe inspiring performance high above the ground and using the vertical walls as her ‘floor’. A vertical dance performance down the walls of Bangor Cathedral. Accompanying activities for all ages on the theme of Angels will take place at the Pontio shop.

Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 January, 10am & 1pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Saturday 7 December, 1.30pm & 5pm Bangor Cathedral

£5/£3 concessions

£7 (10% concession for groups of 10+, teachers go free)

FREE

‘Utterly dazzling. Rumbustious, exhilarating dance theatre’ - **** The Guardian A Christmas themed dance performance without dialogue - suitable for all ages.

Cwmni Mega present

CAWR Y GILFACH A PANTOMIME BASED ON A MYTH FROM THE RHYMNEY VALLEY

A Welsh language pantomime. Suitable for primary school children. Sweets, soft drinks and ice cream will be available to buy during the interval.

Angel Kate Lawrence performs

A MESMERISING AERIAL DANCE OVER BANGOR

CHRISTMAS

Saturday 23 November, 2pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University

Saturday 28 September, 1pm – 3pm Free, but limited spaces available

PONTIO SHOP

Saturday 21 September, 19 October, 23 November, 1pm - 4pm

Pontio continues its search for members of the community to take part in an exciting and unique project: POBOL. We are on the look out for people from all backgrounds, of all ages and walks of life, willing to have their voices and faces recorded. These will be used, seen and heard throughout the new Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre. POBOL is a partnership project with Griffilms animation. To take part please contact Pontio on POBOL@pontio.co.uk

Bangor Confucius Institute present:

Tuesday 1, 8, 15, 22 October & 5, 12, 19 November, 4pm – 530pm

CHINESE CWTSH KITE MAKING CYNGANEDDU WORKSHOP

Wednesday 2 October, 10am - 4pm Free

POETRY DROP-IN DAY

With Martin Daws (Young People’s Poet Laureate for Wales)

Free after-school sessions introducing the basics of ‘cynganeddu’ - Welsh poetry in strict metre - to 16-18 year olds.

Come and make your own, ready to fly, multi-coloured Chinese kite, under the guidance of our experts.

Limited places, please contact GwenLasarus@gwynedd.gov.uk or 01286 679465 (Monday-Wednesday) to register. Pontio in partnership with Literature Wales, Gwynedd Council and Palas Print.

TOY PIANO AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS Spend a musical hour in the company of Bangor University’s Head of Performance Xenia Pestova with Eleanor Lighton, Fran Pritchard and other performance MA students. Join us for a programme of unusual music for flute, french horn and the toy piano. With Yitong Peng also playing the guzheng (Chinese zither). This event is part of the Music at Bangor series.

Saturday 19 October, 11am – 1pm Free, but limited spaces available

In preparation for National Poetry Day 2013 Bethesda's own Young People Poet Laureate Martin Daws will be running an all-day live poetry drop in session.

RHITA FLEWOG PUPPET WORKSHOP

PONTIO SHOP

PONTIO BITE SIZE AT OUR HIGH STREET SHOP

Saturday 5 October, 2.30pm Free Limited seating at shop, first come, first served…

Puppet workshop for children aged 4-9 with Angela Roberts. Listen to tales of hairy giants, meet hairy giant puppets, create your own puppet family and take them home with you! 37

Saturday 28 September, 1pm – 3pm Free, but limited spaces available

PONTIO SHOP

Saturday 21 September, 19 October, 23 November, 1pm - 4pm

Bangor Confucius Institute present:

Tuesday 1, 8, 15, 22 October & 5, 12, 19 November, 4pm – 530pm

CHINESE CWTSH KITE MAKING CYNGANEDDU WORKSHOP

Wednesday 2 October, 10am - 4pm Free

POETRY DROP-IN DAY

With Martin Daws (Young People’s Poet Laureate for Wales)

Free after-school sessions introducing the basics of ‘cynganeddu’ - Welsh poetry in strict metre - to 16-18 year olds.

Come and make your own, ready to fly, multi-coloured Chinese kite, under the guidance of our experts.

Limited places, please contact GwenLasarus@gwynedd.gov.uk or 01286 679465 (Monday-Wednesday) to register. Pontio in partnership with Literature Wales, Gwynedd Council and Palas Print.

Saturday 19 October, 11am – 1pm Free, but limited spaces available

In preparation for National Poetry Day 2013 Bethesda's own Young People Poet Laureate Martin Daws will be running an all-day live poetry drop in session.

RHITA FLEWOG PUPPET WORKSHOP

PONTIO SHOP

PONTIO BITE SIZE AT OUR HIGH STREET SHOP

Saturday 5 October, 2.30pm Free Limited seating at shop, first come, first served…

Puppet workshop for children aged 4-9 with Angela Roberts. Listen to tales of hairy giants, meet hairy giant puppets, create your own puppet family and take them home with you! 37

Friday 29 November, 11am Free

PONTIO SHOP

Saturday 26 October, 11am - 2pm Free

SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE Fun for children with Rob Wix.

JAZZ IN THE SHOP

Come and try out some fun demonstrations with Rob Wix from Sustainable Science.

All participants will be invited to join the lantern procession from the Pontio shop on Saturday December 7 from 4pm. The procession will culminate at 5pm outside the Cathedral ready for the performance of Angel at 5pm.

• Can You Fool Your Brain? – can you tell which metal plate is hotter?

Science buff Rob Wix has spent 18 years creating and presenting science shows and activities around the UK and Europe. Rob is passionate about sharing his enthusiasm for sustainable living. At home in north Wales, Rob has solar electricity, grows vegetables, keeps chickens and collects wood for all of his hot water and central heating. 38

LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP

A lantern creation workshop on the theme of Angels led by Mari Gwent.

• PowerBike – a ride-on, static exhibit to power different appliances using pedal-power

• Cola Carbon Sorter – can you tell which drink produces the least amount of carbon dioxide?

Saturday 30 November, 11am - 3pm Free

ANGEL LANTERN PROCESSION PONTIO SHOP

PONTIO BITE SIZE AT OUR HIGH STREET SHOP

Saturday 7 December, 4pm Free

Live music with Emily Dankworth and her jazz trio. This activity is part of the Music at Bangor series.

All children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

Bring along your lantern and join our Angel procession starting at the Pontio shop. We will make our way along the time line on Bangor High Street to the Cathedral. Festive songs will be performed by local schools and a beautiful vertical dance performance of Angel will follow down the side of the cathedral at 5pm. Bangor University students will perform around the Pontio shop during the day taking as their theme the concept of angels and their significance to us as human beings.

Friday 29 November, 11am Free

PONTIO SHOP

Saturday 26 October, 11am - 2pm Free

SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE Fun for children with Rob Wix.

JAZZ IN THE SHOP

Come and try out some fun demonstrations with Rob Wix from Sustainable Science.

• Can You Fool Your Brain? – can you tell which metal plate is hotter?

LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP

A lantern creation workshop on the theme of Angels led by Mari Gwent.

• PowerBike – a ride-on, static exhibit to power different appliances using pedal-power

• Cola Carbon Sorter – can you tell which drink produces the least amount of carbon dioxide?

Saturday 30 November, 11am - 3pm Free

ANGEL LANTERN PROCESSION PONTIO SHOP

PONTIO BITE SIZE AT OUR HIGH STREET SHOP

Saturday 7 December, 4pm Free

Live music with Emily Dankworth and her jazz trio. This activity is part of the Music at Bangor series.

All children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.

Here at Pontio, we love the arts - and we love knowing what events are going on. The following pages are packed with various events in and around Bangor that Pontio highly recommends. From musical gigs and film screenings to Chinese festivals and public lectures, there’s something for everyone! Consider this your what’s on guide, enjoy... For more events, visit our website at www.pontio.co.uk.

Ambassador Hall, rear of 236 High Street, Bangor LL57 1PA

Friday 13 September

Sue Denim www.therealsuedenim.co.uk Thursday 26 September

Steven Finn www.herding-cats.co.uk Thursday 24 October

Occasional Cinema www.occasionalcinema.org Thursday 7 November

An Evening with

SEB COE

Lord Coe, former Olympic gold medallist and Chair of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, in conversation with Lord Davies of Abersoch.

Cocos Lovers www.cocoslovers.com

Occasional Cinema

Sunday 10 November

Ruarri Joseph www.ruarrijoseph.co.uk

£3. Every second Wednesday of the month at Caban Brynrefail, every fourth Thursday at Blue Sky Bangor, from September to April.

Wednesday 13 November

Doors open at 6pm, food from 6.30pm, film about 7.30pm

Wednesday 27 November

Y Caban, Brynrefail LL55 3NR and Blue Sky Cafe, behind the butchers, High Street, Bangor LL57 1PA. Book food with Caban on 01286 685500 and Blue Sky on 01248 355444. No bookings for film only. www.occasionalcinema.org www.caban-cyf.org www.blueskybangor.co.uk 40

BLUE SKY CAFÉ

Monday 25 November, 7pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

The Old Dance School www.theolddanceschool.com

Martin Harley www.martinharley.com Thursday 28 November

Occasional Cinema www.occasionalcinema.org For more information visit www.blueskybangor.co.uk

OWEN’S GIGS

Gigs from Cob Records’ finest, Owen Hughes VICTORIA HOTEL, MENAI BRIDGE

TŶ GOLCHI

Friday 6 September

Wednesday 2 November

Carrie Rodriguez Wednesday 25 September

Ronstadt Generations

Thursday 3 October

More information at www.tygolchi.com

Kelly Joe Phelps Madison Violet More information at www.vicmenai.com/functions.html

For details about the artists, visit www.pontio.co.uk All tickets available at Palas Print Bangor

Thursday 5 December, 8pm Powis Hall, Bangor University £10 / £7

Two Parables and a Journey The Monteverdi Singers, under the direction of John Huw Davies, will perform

Cantata Misericordium

PONTIO RECOMMENDS

4 PAGES OF LISTINGS START HERE

(The Good Samaritan) by Benjamin Britten,

Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Canticle IV – Journey of the Magi (The Three Kings) also by Benjamin Britten. 41

Ambassador Hall, rear of 236 High Street, Bangor LL57 1PA

Friday 13 September

Sue Denim www.therealsuedenim.co.uk Thursday 26 September

Steven Finn www.herding-cats.co.uk Thursday 24 October

Occasional Cinema www.occasionalcinema.org Thursday 7 November

An Evening with

SEB COE

Lord Coe, former Olympic gold medallist and Chair of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, in conversation with Lord Davies of Abersoch.

Cocos Lovers www.cocoslovers.com

Occasional Cinema

Sunday 10 November

Ruarri Joseph www.ruarrijoseph.co.uk

£3. Every second Wednesday of the month at Caban Brynrefail, every fourth Thursday at Blue Sky Bangor, from September to April.

Wednesday 13 November

Doors open at 6pm, food from 6.30pm, film about 7.30pm

Wednesday 27 November

BLUE SKY CAFÉ

Monday 25 November, 7pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University

The Old Dance School www.theolddanceschool.com

Martin Harley www.martinharley.com Thursday 28 November

Occasional Cinema www.occasionalcinema.org For more information visit www.blueskybangor.co.uk

OWEN’S GIGS

Gigs from Cob Records’ finest, Owen Hughes VICTORIA HOTEL, MENAI BRIDGE

TŶ GOLCHI

Friday 6 September

Wednesday 2 November

Carrie Rodriguez Wednesday 25 September

Ronstadt Generations

Thursday 3 October

More information at www.tygolchi.com

Kelly Joe Phelps Madison Violet More information at www.vicmenai.com/functions.html

For details about the artists, visit www.pontio.co.uk All tickets available at Palas Print Bangor

Thursday 5 December, 8pm Powis Hall, Bangor University £10 / £7

Two Parables and a Journey The Monteverdi Singers, under the direction of John Huw Davies, will perform

Cantata Misericordium

PONTIO RECOMMENDS

4 PAGES OF LISTINGS START HERE

(The Good Samaritan) by Benjamin Britten,

Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Canticle IV – Journey of the Magi (The Three Kings) also by Benjamin Britten. 41

PONTIO RECOMMENDS

Please visit www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute for more details about our autumn events as they are announced.

September

October

November

North Wales Kite Concert to Mervyn Rowe Festival celebrate the exhibition: 64th Anniversary Painting China of the People’s Republic of China

NORTH WALES INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL The second North Wales International Poetry Festival brings together leading poets from Wales and around the world in a multilingual mix of voices in translation. Readings will take place in Bangor, Aberystwyth, Mold and Caernarfon. Bangor events are listed here but please see website for further details:

www.northwalesinternationalpoetryfestival.org

International Encounters Thursday 17th October, 7.30pm Bangor University Terrace Room 3 £6 / £3

Bangor University’s Confucius Institute brings a taste of China’s world famous Weifang Kite Festival to North Wales, featuring renowned Chinese Kite Master and artist, Wang Yongxun. As well as kite-flying demonstrations, we will be running workshops and competitions to paint Chinese kites. Open to individuals, school and community groups (all ages).

A gala concert of Chinese and Western music, hosted by the Confucius Institute and Bangor University’s School of Music. Featuring artists and composers from both the Chinese and Western music traditions, the concert will be an opportunity to enjoy the best of both.

North Wales-based artist and designer, Mervyn Rowe, brings an outstanding exhibition of his recent paintings to Bangor, inspired by his travels in China.

Some of the most exciting contemporary poets from Wales and across Europe create encounters between different languages in a multimedia context, with translation into Welsh and English. See website for details.

Viva la poesía! Friday 18th October, 7.30pm Blue Sky Café £6/£3 International poets read alongside local performers in a celebration of poetry across frontiers. There will be a limited open mic: please contact the organisers in advance (via website) if you would like a slot.

Whistlestop Poetry Walk Saturday 19th October, 2pm Meet at Whistlestop Café, Bangor Pier Free A walk around Bangor to discover multilingual poetry in unexpected places. Short events will take place in Bangor Library, Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, the Pontio Shop, Palas Print and surprise locations. See website for detailed timings.

All Ears Tuesday 22nd October, 7.30pm Bangor University Terrace Room 3 £6/£3 Listen to leading international poets reading in their own languages (with translation into Welsh and English) alongside contemporary music and sound art. See website for details.

PONTIO RECOMMENDS

Bangor University’s new Confucius Institute brings together a rich programme of cultural activity to North Wales, with opportunities for everyone to learn more about and engage with Chinese language and culture.

www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute 43

PONTIO RECOMMENDS

Please visit www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute for more details about our autumn events as they are announced.

September

October

November

North Wales Kite Concert to Mervyn Rowe Festival celebrate the exhibition: 64th Anniversary Painting China of the People’s Republic of China

www.northwalesinternationalpoetryfestival.org

International Encounters Thursday 17th October, 7.30pm Bangor University Terrace Room 3 £6 / £3

North Wales-based artist and designer, Mervyn Rowe, brings an outstanding exhibition of his recent paintings to Bangor, inspired by his travels in China.

PONTIO RECOMMENDS

www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute 43

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