GIGS POETRY CABARET OPERA FILM CONCERTS DRAMA WHAT’S ON DANCE IN BANGOR AUTUMN JAZZ 2013 & MORE…
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
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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
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
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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
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Tue 22 A CELEBRATION OF CHARLES CAUSLEY
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Sat 19 MAX BOYCE
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Thu 17 – Fri 18 MUSIC AT BANGOR: MA RECITALS
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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 Pontio Shop, 1pm - 3pm
Wed 16 RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING
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Fri 27 FRIDAY FILM: FLIGHT
Sat 28 CHINESE KITE-MAKING WORKSHOP
Sun 13 SUNDAY CINEMA: GRAPES OF WRATH
Pontio Shop, 11am - 1pm
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Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
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Blue Sky Cafe, 7.30pm
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Thu 24 MUSIC AT BANGOR: CARLA REES, HEATHER
ROCHE & XENIA PESTOVA
Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm
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Sat 26 SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Pontio Shop, 11am - 2pm
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Sun 27 SUNDAY CINEMA: THE WAGES OF FEAR
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm 12
Tue 29 MADE IN BANGOR FILM NIGHT
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm
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Thu 31 SCREEN STARS: BLAS RED CARPET NIGHT
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 6.30pm
NOVEMBER
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Fri 1 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
Sat 2 MUSIC AT BANGOR: THE PHOENIX PIANO TRIO
Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
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Sun 3 SUNDAY CINEMA:
PEGG & FROST MOVIE MARATHON
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University 2.30pm, 6pm & 8pm
Thu 7 MUSIC AT BANGOR: ELECTROACOUSTIC
Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm
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At a glance Fri 8 FRIDAY FILM: THÉRÈSE
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm
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Sat 9 MUSIC AT BANGOR:
BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES
Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
& RADIO RHYDD
Bangor Railway Club, 8pm
Sun 10 SUNDAY CINEMA: A PLACE IN THE SUN
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm
Thu 14 MUSIC AT BANGOR: EARLY MUSIC BANGOR
Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm
CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA
Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
Sat 16 PRIDD
John Phillips Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
Wed 20 MAC//BETH
Beaumaris Leisure Centre, 7.30pm
Fri 22 FRIDAY FILM: HYDE PARK ON HUDSON
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm
Fri 22 MUSIC AT BANGOR: STEFFAN MORRIS
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
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HUW WARREN & MANON LLWYD Powis Hall, Bangor University, 8pm
Fri 29 MUSIC AT BANGOR: JAZZ AT THE SHOP
Pontio Shop, 11am
Fri 29 FRIDAY FILM: CALL ME KUCHU
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University, 7.30pm
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Bangor Railway Club, 8pm
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
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Bangor Cathedral ,1.30pm & 5pm
Fri 13 CABARET: DRYMBAGO & AFRO CLUSTER
Powis Hall, Bangor University, 7.30pm
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CHRISTMAS
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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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Sun 1 SUE THE SECOND COMING
Sat 7 ANGEL
Thu 28 MUSIC AT BANGOR: EMILY DANKWORTH,
Pontio Shop, 11am - 3pm
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Sat 23 MUSIC AT BANGOR:
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Sat 30 AR Y RÊLS: BOB DELYN A’R EBILLION & SIDDI
Sat 9 AR Y RÊLS: ENDAF GREMLIN, MR HUW
Sat 30 LANTERN-MAKING WORKSHOP
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Highlights from our summer
A circus skills workshop outside the Pontio shop
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wa perDesert blues band Etran Finata dge. formed at the Vic Hotel, Menai Bri
edd Schools from across Gwyn apes' Sh shared music for 'Sound
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
season 2013 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
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We welcomed inter-generation al art exhibition 'Yma ac Acw' to the shop
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How to book
HOW TO BOOK
Advance booking is recommended. Please check individual events for times, prices, booking details and venues. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6
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. 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. 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. NO SHOW? NO WORRIES!
NO SHOW NO WORRIES! Ticket 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.
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. 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. We recommend you arrive for events 30 minutes prior to the advertised start time.
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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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.
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Movie Premiere: Screen Stars of Tomorrow
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.
‘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).
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Thursday 31 October, 6.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University An invitation only event.
Tuesday 29 October, 7.30pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University Free entry
A V.I.P EVENT FOR VERY CREATIVE V.I.PS
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
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Bangor University’s MA course in film-making present
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
book all Autumn Friday Films & Sunday Cinemas
FILM
JUST £20!
Friday 13 September, 7.30pm
Friday 27 September, 7.30pm
Friday 8 November, 7.30pm
SONG FOR MARION
FLIGHT
THÉRÈSE
138 min Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez & John Goodman
“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
FILM FRIDAY
CINEMA SEASON PASS
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.
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University £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.
Friday 22 November, 7.30pm
Friday 29 November, 7.30pm
HYDE PARK ON HUDSON
CALL ME KUCHU HITCHCOCK
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
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!
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SUNDAY
CINEMA FILM
Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University
£4/£3 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk. Also available on the door. 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!
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Sunday 13 October, 7.30pm
Sunday 27 October, 7.30pm
(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.
Sunday 10 November, 7.30pm
THE GRAPES THE WAGES A PLACE IN OF FEAR THE SUN OF WRATH
Pegg and Frost Movie Marathon
. POPULAR MOVIES EDY DUO S M O C E H T THREE OF
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
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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.
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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.
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Friday 1 November, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University £6/£4 concessions
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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
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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:
01248 38 28 28 www.pontio.co.uk
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.
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School of Music Masters Recitals Thursday 17 October // 7.30pm Friday 18 October // 6.30pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY FREE
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Five recitals by MA and MMus performance students from Bangor University's School of Music accompanied by pianist Helen Davies. 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
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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 Saturday 2 November // 7.30pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY
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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. 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)
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’.
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Electroacoustic Wales Andrew Lewis (director)
Thursday 7 November // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY
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£10, £7 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)
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.
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!
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Early Music Bangor
Nicholas Hardisty, Christian Leitmeir and Hana Vlhová-Wörner (directors) Thursday 14 November // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY
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.
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Steffan Morris (cello) Friday 22 November // 8pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY
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£12, £9 concessions, £1 student (30 student tickets)
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
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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 Jazz Platform:
Emily Dankworth & Huw Warren & Manon Llwyd Thursday 28 November // 8.00pm POWIS HALL, BANGOR UNIVERSITY
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
IN 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.
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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
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GRAND CONCERT 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
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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. 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
Saturday 19 October, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University Pontio shop
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
£23 ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk
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. 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. 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 £8/£5 concessions: plus No show, no worries offer! ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop
Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking
DRAMA
Tangram Theatre present
EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY IN A COMICAL SPOOF-LECTURE
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! An English-language show.
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Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September, 6.45pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
Sunday 1 December, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University
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I’m With The Band SUE Wales Millennium Centre & Traverse Theatre present
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. 6.45pm – 7.15pm: bands; show starts at 7.30pm. 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
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DRAMA
Pontio Shop
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
Saturday 12 October, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road
AR Y RÊLS
£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:
Welsh music at the Railway Club See you for a night out on the rails!
AL LEWIS & BAND + GILDAS
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
Saturday 30 November, 8pm Bangor Railway Club, Euston Road
£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:
ENDAF GREMLIN BOB DELYN A’R + MR. HUW + RADIO RHYDD EBILLION + SIDDI 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 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
Saturday 9 November, 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
Friday 4 October, 11am & 3pm Saturday 5 October, 11am & 3pm, Bangor 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. 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.
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Wednesday 20 November, 7.30pm Beaumaris Leisure Centre 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
£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.
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Friday 4 October, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University £12/£10 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk
Pontio Shop
CABARET
Alejandro Toledo & The Magic Tombolinos 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.
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Friday 13 December, 7.30pm Powis Hall, Bangor University £12/£10 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk
Pontio Shop
CABARET
Drymbago & Afro Cluster
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. 31
Friday 20 September, 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University
Tuesday 22 October, 7.30pm Blue Sky Café, Bangor High Street
£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
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.
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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.
£9/£7 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk
£9/£7 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk
Pontio Shop
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.
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. Appropriate for ages 12+ 2.5 hour performance with an interval between the performances.
A Welsh language production.
PONTIO SHOP
Saturday 16 November, 7.30pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
DRAMA
Wednesday 18 September & Thursday 19 September, 7.30pm John Phillips 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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Saturday 23 November, 2pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
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CHRISTMAS
£5/£3 concessions ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk
Pontio Shop
WHO CAN SLEEP ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN THERE ARE BEDS TO BE JUMPED ON, PILLOWS TO BE FOUGHT WITH AND SEAS TO BE SAILED?
£7 (10% concession for groups of 10+, teachers go free) ) 01248 382828 8 www.pontio.co.uk Pontio Shop 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.
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.
A Welsh language pantomime. Suitable for primary school children.
‘Utterly dazzling. Rumbustious, exhilarating dance theatre’ - **** The Guardian
Sweets, soft drinks and ice cream will be available to buy during the interval.
A Christmas themed dance performance without dialogue - suitable for all ages.
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Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 January, 10am & 1pm John Phillips Hall, Bangor University
Saturday 7 December, 1.30pm & 5pm Bangor Cathedral
Angel
Free
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
Kate Lawrence performs
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.
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PONTIO BITE SIZE AT OUR HIGH 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
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Bangor Confucius Institute present:
Tuesday 1, 8, 15, 22 October & 5, 12, 19 November, 4pm – 530pm
CHINESE CWTSH KITE MAKING CYNGANEDDU WORKSHOP
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.
Wednesday 2 October, 10am - 4pm Free
POETRY DROP-IN DAY
With Martin Daws (Young People’s Poet Laureate for Wales)
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
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
PONTIO BITE SIZE AT OUR HIGH 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. • PowerBike – a ride-on, static exhibit to power different appliances using pedal-power • Can You Fool Your Brain? – can you tell which metal plate is hotter? • Cola Carbon Sorter – can you tell which drink produces the least amount of carbon dioxide? 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.
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Live music with Emily Dankworth and her jazz trio. This activity is part of the Music at Bangor series.
Saturday 30 November, 11am - 3pm Free
LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP
ANGEL LANTERN PROCESSION PONTIO SHOP
STREET SHOP
Saturday 7 December, 4pm Free
A lantern creation workshop on the theme of Angels led by Mari Gwent. 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. 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.
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PONTIO RECOMMENDS
4 PAGES OF LISTINGS START HERE 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
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
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
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.
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
Monday 25 November, 7pm Main Arts Lecture Theatre, Bangor University
(The Good Samaritan) by Benjamin Britten,
Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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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.
PONTIO RECOMMENDS
Please visit www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute for more details about our autumn events as they are announced.
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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 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.
www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute
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 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
NORTH WALES INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL
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