January - April 2020 Artistic Programme by Pontio Bangor

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Time 7.30pm 8pm 8pm 1.30pm – 12am 12pm 7.30pm 8pm 11.30am & 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Welsh National Opera: Journey to Vienna GISDA Giggles Charity Comedy Gig Pontio Cabaret: The Trials of Cato Gŵyl Neithiwr Lunch on the Fly - Aerial Workshop Behold, America: A History of ‘America First’ Comedy Club Teulu Pontio Family: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice BEDS: Of Mice and Men - Student Production BEDS: Of Mice and Men - Student Production

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7.30pm 8pm 11.30am / 1.30pm / 3.30pm 6pm 2pm 10.30am / 12.30pm / 4.30pm 8pm 7.30pm

Chinese New Year Gala with the Confucius Institute BLAS: Dod â Siwan yn Fyw Gandini Juggling: Sigma UniBrass 2020 Contest Lunch on the Fly - Aerial Workshop The Other Room Theatre: The Violence Series The Other Room Theatre: The Violence Series The Other Room Theatre: The Violence Series The Other Room Theatre: The Violence Series Bangor Music Festival 2020 Bangor Music Festival 2020 The Fureys Comedy Club Teulu Pontio Family: What a Wonderful World Bangor University Symphony Orchestra Film, Cake & Song Afternoon: Meet Me In St Louis (U) Musical Theatre Workshop (SODA) Pontio Cabaret: Breabach Cabarela Dewi Sant

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Cwmni Frân Wen: Llyfr Glas Nebo Cwmni Frân Wen: Llyfr Glas Nebo Jen Brister: Under Privilege Comedy Club Mid Wales Opera: The Marriage of Figaro National Dance Company Wales: KIN BBC NOW: String Masterpieces – Tchaikovsky and Mozart Theatr Iolo: Chwarae Theatr Iolo: Chwarae Lunch on the Fly - Aerial Workshop Connie Orff Georgia Ruth Lost in the Rhythm Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru: Tylwyth

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Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru: Tylwyth Championing remarkable women in health and innovation Sibelius Fifth Symphony Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Empathy Pains Take 2 the Stage: The Greatest Show Bangor University Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Teulu Pontio Family: Pontio’s Easter Bunny Adventure! Teulu Pontio Family / Film+: Soundtrack Disco Theatr Clwyd: Milky Peaks Theatr Clwyd: Milky Peaks Comedy Club Pontio Cabaret: Meinir Gwilym & Gwenan Gibbard Criw Brwd: Pryd Mae’r Haf? Lunch on the Fly - Aerial Workshop Electroacoustic Wales

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I’m delighted to be here at Pontio and to be presenting the first full programme since my appointment. I hope you agree that it’s a varied programme, full of fun and interest. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the whole of the Pontio team and special thanks to the marketing team for putting this booklet together. As well as some familiar faces, some new names visit Pontio this season for the first time, such as Connie Orff and Cabarela with their infectious energy. Theatre company The Other Room visit us from their base in Cardiff to present three new pieces of work which have already received widespread praise.

We’re delighted to welcome the author Sarah Churchwell as part of a new partnership with the Hay Festival, and we very much look forward to seeing Theatr Genedlaethol’s latest production Tylwyth by Dafydd James. I hope you find this a varied programme with something for everyone. All this, daily cinema and much more to come over the coming season!

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Friday 10 January 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel WNO Orchestra

Journey to Vienna £17 / £16 over 60s / £5 students and under 18s With Prosecco: £19.50 / £18.50 over 60s / £7.50 students This coming New Year, WNO Orchestra takes A Journey to Vienna celebrating some of Europe’s finest music. In a programme to transport you across the continent, WNO Orchestra, under the direction of Leader and Concertmaster David Adams, will visit all corners of Europe in works by Offenbach, Mozart, Brahms,

Dvořák and, of course, Strauss. The Orchestra is thrilled to be joined by soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams who has become a firm favourite with WNO audiences in recent years winning critical acclaim for roles in Un ballo in maschera, La forza del destino, and Die Fledermaus. What better way to start 2020?

Saturday 11 January 8pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

GISDA Giggles £17.50 £13 concessions A night of laughter to raise money and awareness for the LGBT+ group GISDA in Caernarfon. Local girl Kiri PritchardMcLean (Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of Ten Cats), has got together a stellar line up of the UK’s best LGBT+ acts, including Joe Lycett (Live at the Apollo, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 Out of 10 Cats, QI) Stephen Bailey

(Celebs on the Farm, Live at the Apollo) Rosie Jones (The Last Leg, Live at the Apollo, Hypothetical) and Bethany Black (Doctor Who, Cucumber, Banana and Tofu). Everyone welcome (as it should be). Strong language. Age guidance 14+ Line-up subject to change

Friday 17 January 8pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Pontio Cabaret presents

The Trials of Cato with Tant opening EARLY BIRD (until 3 January 2020): £12 / £11 concessions £14 £13 concessions Originally from North Wales and Yorkshire, the remarkable rise of award winning trio The Trials of Cato on the UK folk-scene has been the subject of massive critical attention. Dubbed “The Sex Pistols of folk,” (J Davis) they pay clear homage to the

“One of the most impressive debut folk albums of the year ” Songlines

tradition whilst twisting old bones into something febrile and modern, with stomping tunes and captivating stories, a combination that has taken them in three years from busking out of the back of their Transit van to a BBC Folk Award.

Saturday 18 January 1.30pm – 12am Theatr Bryn Terfel + Ffynnon Bar

Gŵyl Neithiwr £15 in advance £18 on the day DAFYDD HEDD / DIENW / PASTA HULL / KIM HON / LOS BLANCOS / MELLT / ADWAITH / PYS MELYN / PAPUR WAL / 3 HWR DOETH DJs - Sam De Gal, DJ Pydew, DJ Dilys, DJ Tindall Art - Llinos Owen

Gŵyl Neithiwr presents the best that the Welsh music scene has to offer. From the hip hop beats of 3 Hŵr Doeth to the magical sounds of Pys Melyn and the raw energy of the young band DIENW.

Hot off the success of his Social Hours night in Leeds, Sam de Gal returns to Bangor to join DJ Pydew, DJ Dilys and DJ Tindall. The artist Llinos Owen will also present an exhibition. Standing Gig. Ages 16+only See website for latest updates

Monday 20 January Monday 10 February Monday 23 March Monday 27 April 12pm Studio

“Spending time upside down, weightless, and flying through space hands down makes the Lunch on the Fly workshop the most exciting and invigorating way you can spend your lunch hour in North Wales!” Prof Emily Cross, School of Psychology, Bangor University

Vertical Dance Kate Lawrence and Pontio

Lunch on the Fly £6 £20 for all 4 sessions This is a fun session in which you can have a go at vertical dance. Starting with an easy warm up, you will then try to stand on and jump off a vertical floor using a waist harness. You will be guided through some simple

positions, and then you will fly! Try it for one session or pay for the four for a lower price!

Age guidance 16+

Wear comfortable clothing with snug layers around the waist and top of the legs.

No experience necessary

Limited capacity – space for 12 people only.

Thursday 23 January 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Hay Festival and Pontio present

Behold, America: A History of ‘America First’ An evening with Sarah Churchwell £12 £10 students and under 18s Join us for a fascinating insight into the history of ‘America First’, a favourite slogan of Donald Trump and his supporters. Although popular wisdom attributes the phrase to Charles Lindbergh and the isolationist ‘America First Committee’ of 1940-1941, in fact the expression has a longer, darker history than that, a story of nativism and the Ku Klux Klan, of protectionism, ‘100% Americanism,’ and isolationism, and of a homegrown fascism that America continues to pretend ‘can’t happen here.’ English language event Age guidance 14+

About Sarah Churchwell Sarah Churchwell is a Professor in American Literature and Chair of Public Understanding of the Humanities at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is the author of Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and The Invention of The Great Gatsby, The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, and most recently, Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream She has written for the New York Review of Books, Guardian, New Statesman, Financial

Times, Times Literary Supplement and New York Times Book Review, among many others, and comments regularly on arts, culture, and politics for UK television and radio, where appearances include Question Time, Newsnight and The Review Show. She has judged many literary prizes, including the 2014 Man Booker Prize and the 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction, and she was a co-winner of the 2015 Eccles British Library Writer’s Award.

Saturday 25 January 11.30am & 2.30pm Studio Soap Soup Theatre + Open Attic Company

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice £6.50 £22 Family and Friends Ticket (4 people, at least one under 18) Don’t forget the magic word… What if you uncovered the secret that your grouchy neighbour is actually a sorcerer whose house is powered entirely by magic? And what if agreeing to feed their cat while they’re away turned into an adventure that threatens to spiral out of control… Would you know how to cope with a vacuum cleaner that has a mind of its own? And just how do you convince the pots and pans to stay in the cupboard?!

Taking their inspiration from Goethe’s poem, two of Bristol’s leading family theatre makers, Soap Soup Theatre (The Snow Baby, The Pixies’ Scarf) and Open Attic Company (Much Ado About Puffin, Mistletoes and Whiney), team up for the first time to make this very special show. Combining forces to share their passion for intricate puppetry, hilarious characters and sumptuous design on what could be their most magical offering yet: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Join us for a thrilling story about trying to help out,

running before you can walk, biting off more than you can chew and how people you know might not always be quite what they seem! English language show. Suitable for ages 3+

Creative Workshop Free creative workshop with Luned Rhys Parri follows each performance. Children’s lunchbox and pizza available in Cegin

Student Production

Wednesday 29 January Thursday 30 January 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel BEDS (Bangor University’s English Drama Society) presents

Of Mice and Men £8 £6 concessions £25 Family Ticket (for 4 people) Bangor English Dramatics Society presents Steinbeck’s famous novella on stage. Of Mice and Men tells the story of intelligent George Milton and strong but childlike Lennie Small. The two drifters find work on a small ranch in California

to buck barley, but Lennie’s love for soft things soon puts their friendship in danger. George must make the most difficult decision of his life to save his friend from the angry mob forming at the ranch. Age guidance 12+

Saturday 1 February 1pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Chinese New Year Gala with the Confucius Institute FREE but ticketed Join Bangor Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Confucius Institute to celebrate the Chinese New Year 2020, Year of the Metal Rat, with a spectacular audio-visual feast of Chinese traditional music and dance. A kaleidoscope of fascinating performances by a young group of artists from London

Southbank University featuring Martial Arts, a taste of Chinese opera, Erhu and Flute will transport the audiences to the heart of China! Welcome to a festive and vibrant Chinese gala for all ages!

Dragon Parade 12-12.30pm There will be a Dragon Parade through Bangor from the Cathedral via the clock to Pontio before the Gala Concert

BLAS is Pontio’s youth participation programme that gives children and young people a ‘taste’ (‘blas’ in Welsh) of the arts We hold weekly drama workshops at the Pontio Studio. Mondays Year 3 and 4 – 5-6pm Year 5 and 6 – 6:15-7:15pm

To book a place on the weekly workshops, please contact the Box Office on 01248 38 28 28, or for more information please contact Mared Elliw Huws on m.huws@bangor.ac.uk

Wednesdays Year 7, 8 and 9 – 6:30-7:30pm Year 10 – 13 – 7:45 -8:45pm

In addition to the workshops BLAS works in the community and with schools.

Here’s a taste of our latest work BLAS Bach Dymuniad / Wish Years 3 and 4 and Years 5 and 6 pupils joined forces to create a show and perform it on the Theatr Bryn Terfel stage. The audience went on a magical journey with the BLAS Bach crew.

A hat is a great thing, it keeps you warm, and it can change the way you look, but what if it could do more than that? What if your dreams could come true? Good news? Or a nightmare.

Lleisiau’r Stryd Street Voices Following on from the success of our cross-generational project ‘Lleisiau / Voices’ in 2017 and ‘Ein Lleisiau / Our Voices’ in 2018, this year we gave a voice to people who have found themselves homeless. This is the culmination of an intergenerational project with the service users of Saint

Mary’s Hostel, Bangor and North Wales Housing, and Drama and Health and Social Care students from Ysgol Friars, led by BLAS. Ten students were given an introduction to the work of St Mary’s Hostel by the Hostel’s Manager, Hayley Owen, before getting to know some of the hostel’s community

Circus Feast Procession BLAS worked with Ysgol Glancegin, Ysgol Hirael, Ysgol Y Faenol and Ysgol Glanadda along side the artist Nerys Jones to create costumes for the 2019 Circus Feast Procession along Bangor High Street to officially open Pontio’s Circus Feast . The artwork was inspired by African colours and Welsh patterns and the work was seen draped on the walls of Pontio over the summer. The children also learned about the continent of Africa from members of the North Wales

and Africa Society and how to Samba dance with dancer Angharad Harrop to ensure a vibrant procession. As well as these schools, Ysgol Tryfan’s Jazz Band led the procession, Abyssinia Circus Company performed and Codi’r To ensured energy at the back of the parade.

over a period of five weeks. The conversations between pupils and individuals were recorded and then developed into a verbatim play by the pupils under the guidance of playwright and theatre practitioner Branwen Davies. The play for voices was read as a part of an evening to celebrate the work.

Cross generational Art Project BLAS worked with Caffi Hafan, Bangor, Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn and Ysgol Tryfan over a period of ten weeks. Art students from Ysgol Tryfan visited Caffi Hafan in Bangor to hold art workshops with people who had retired, as a means of tackling loneliness. The students worked with the older people on ideas and teaching each other different art skills and forms. Their work was supported by artists Eleri Jones and Nerys Jones. Some of the artwork created during these workshops will be on display in Pontio’s Cabinet throughout February. 19

Wednesday 5 February 1pm-3pm Pontio Cinema Pontio’s BLAS Project presents

Dod â Siwan yn Fyw £3.50 Following the success of our previous sessions exploring prominet Welsh texts, this time we bring together a panel of experts to discuss Siwan, a play by Saunders Lewis. THE PANEL INCLUDES Dr Llio Mai Hughes Maureen Rhys John Ogwen CHAIRED BY Dr Manon Wyn Williams

Aimed particulary at those studing the play as part of the WJEC syllabus, but open to all. Don’t forget about the Arts Council of Wales’ Go and See scheme that schools can use to fund visits to high-quality arts events. Visit www.arts.wales for details

Following the discussion, you’re welcome to stay and watch a special screening of the gripping film version of Saunders Lewis’ play about Siwan, a Welsh princess and daughter of the King of England.

Thursday 6 February 7.30pm (with post-show talk) Theatr Bryn Terfel Gandini Juggling returns!

Gandini Juggling

Sigma £15 £13 concessions Sigma is a spectacular cross art-form production from Gandini Juggling with dazzling Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Seeta Patel. The production showcases exuberant rhythms, patterns and colours, celebrating the dialogue between the worlds of juggling, music and classical Indian dance. Sigma is performed by a virtuosic cast, which includes Seeta Patel & Indu Panday specialists in Bharatanatyam and Kati Ylä-Hokkala & Kim Huynh - pioneering jugglers from Gandini Juggling. The lighting design is by renowned

designer Guy Hoare who frames the space architecturally, adding to the complex patterns made by balls and limbs. Multimedia projections by Zsolt Balogh compliment the onstage action where projection is used to introduce abstract geometry and act as a visual counterpoint to the flow and rhythm of the juggling. Mutli-layered composition from Andy Cowton and costume design by Lydia Cawson add a depth and texture to the piece successfully weaving all into an assault on the senses. Age guidance: 8+

Art Project Be amazed by works of art on display in Pontio’s public spaces, created by students from the Art Foundation Course at Coleg Menai in response to Sigma.

Saturday 8 February From 10.30am Theatr Bryn Terfel & Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University

UniBrass 2020 Contest Tickets from £10* UniBrass, the world’s only inter-university brass band championships returns to Bangor University this year. Brass bands from across the UK will descend on Bangor to compete in the Trophy and Shield sections, in the 10th annual University Brass Band Championships of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

In addition to the contest taking place at Theatr Bryn Terfel and Prichard-Jones Hall, there will be performances throughout the day from local bands and groups. With great music and a fantastic atmosphere, brass band music doesn’t get more exciting than this!

*for further information on all events, ticket prices and schedule, visit www.unibrass. co.uk/unibrass/unibrass-2020

12 – 14 February Studio The Other Room Theatre presents

The Violence Series £12 £10 concessions See two performances for £20 / £16 concessions Wednesday 12 February, 7pm American Nightmare Thursday 13 February, 7pm The Story + Hela (Double Bill) Friday 14 February, 2.30pm The Story + Hela (Double Bill) Friday 14 February, 7pm American Nightmare

THE VIOLENCE SERIES is a trio of dystopian dramas – American Nightmare by Matthew Bulgo, The Story by Tess Berry-Hart and Hela by Mari Izzard – set in a world that is familiar but on fire. Commissioned and produced by The Other Room for their Autumn 2019 season,

each play explores the themes that divide us and asks profound questions about the darker side of humanity. When does an act become violent? Should we really fight fire with fire? And how far would you go to avoid it? Age guidance: 16+

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Friday and Saturday 14 - 15 February

Bangor Music Festival 2020

CELEBRATING

YEARS

Theme: HEALTH AND WELLBEING

What better way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Bangor Music Festival than to include concerts that captures its main principles, that of the new, innovation and the experimental while weaving them naturally around the timely theme of Health and Wellbeing!? Consequently, the festival will be presenting the innovative ensembles UPROAR and Electroacoustic WALES, the talented pianist Siwan Rhys, before closing with an experimental production by Exploration in Sound, all forming exciting and captivating performances within the majestic Pontio building. New music is further celebrated with the commissioning of Juan Pablo Barrios and

Tom Sissons, new pieces by Jordan Hirst, Ashley John Long, Niamh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell, David Roche, Joss Smith and Jerry Zhuo as part of the CoDI SOUNDS project, music especially written for the Astrid street organ, amongst many new pieces by composition students at the School of Music and Media, Bangor University. Music is available to all members of our community and it is a pleasure to be able to collaborate with like-minded organisations to present Steps in Music to the youngest generation, Yoga sessions for all ages and the opportunity to hear performances of Discover the Song.

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CONCERTS For further details visit www.bangormusicfestival.org.uk (£) = paid concert/event 14/02/2020 19.30-21.00, White Box, Pontio (£) CoDI SAIN (in collaboration with Tŷ Cerdd and the School of Music and Media, BU) UPROAR and Michael Rafferty with Electroacoustic WALES and Andrew Lewis The highlight of the CoDI SOUNDS project with Tŷ Cerdd, where UPROAR and Electroacoustic WALES have been collaborating with Jordan Hirst, Ashley John Long, Niamh O’Donnell, David Roche, Joss Smith and Jerry Zhuo.

19.30-21.30, Theatr BT, Pontio (£) Returning Exploration in Sound The composers and performers Katherine Betteridge (violin), Sioned Eleri Roberts (clarinets) and Duncan Chapman (sonic art) will explore our relationship with nature while taking us on a journey through Celtic sea mythology and creating an exciting production that connects music, electronic sounds, choreography, actors, lighting and vivid images. Pre-concert talk and a reception will take place at 18.00

Pre-concert talk and a reception will take place at 18.00

Many concerts and other events will take place during the day, see the following page for the full timetable. Visit the festival website for further details about each event

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13.00-14.00, Studio, Pontio (£) Loneliness Siwan Rhys (piano)

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Taking Transit by Dutch composer Michel van der Aa as a starting point, this concert will explore loneliness as its artistic inspiration, where composers Juan Pablo Barrios and Tom Sissons will further add their own impression on the theme with their new festival commissions (as part of the William Mathias Composition Prize). In addition, a sense of longing and nostalgia will be the focus in Joanna Bailie’s recent piece. Pre-concert talk will take place at 12.00

AT A GLANCE… For further details visit

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10.00Talk – 12.00 Deborah Keyser (Tŷ Cerdd) with PL2, Pontio: Pre-concert and Reception the CoDI SOUNDS composers White Box, Pontio (£): CoDI SOUNDS Uproar & Electroacoustic WALES

Level 0, Pontio (£): Steps in Music PL2, Pontio: Tŷ Cerdd – CoDI INTERACT PL2, Pontio: Pre-concert Talk High Street (Clock), Bangor: Astrid the street organ Studio, Pontio (£): Loneliness White Box, Pontio (£): Yoga Level 2, Pontio: Discover the Song Level 2, Pontio: Dialogue Level 2, Pontio: Astrid the street organ PL2, Pontio: Music and the Mind and Reception Theatr Bryn Terfel, Pontio (£): Returning

Marie-Claire Howorth and CGWM – registration needed The Resilient Composer: failure, feedback and courage led by Richard Whitelaw (coach, counsellor & trainer) Guto Pryderi Puw with Pablo Barrios and Tim Sissons David Roche and Francis Stapleton with VoG Festival Siwan Rhys Leisa Mererid – registration needed CGWM Bangor New Music Ensemble David Roche and Francis Stapleton with VoG Festival Case Studies by postgraduate students with a discussion led by Dr Gwawr Ifan Exploration in Sound

Wednesday 19 February 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

The Fureys

Back by popular ! demand

£20 Legends of Irish music & song The Fureys, renowned for their hit songs ‘I will love you’, ‘When you were sweet 16’, ‘The Green fields of France’, ‘The old man’, ‘Red rose café’, ‘From Clare to here’, ‘Her father didn’t like me anyway’, ‘Leaving Nancy’, ‘Steal away’, return to Pontio. The Fureys have been entertaining audiences worldwide for 42 years, audiences that have included former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Former

Irish President Mary McAleese and the late Pope John Paul while Tony Blair has publicly stated his favourite peace song of all time is The Fureys “Green Fields of France” and President Michael D Higgins attended their last concert in National Concert Hall. The oldest of the brothers, Eddie Furey left home in 1966 and travelled to Scotland at the time of the great folk revival where he shared accommodation with then unknown folk singers Billy

Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and Alex Campbell. In 1969 with his brother Finbar, he was the special guest for the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem throughout the USA and Canada. In 1971 he moved to mainland Europe where he toured for seven years. Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics has credited Eddie with teaching him his first chords on guitar when they met up in the North East of England while Dave was still a teenager.

Saturday 22 February 11.30am / 1.30pm / 3.30pm Studio Lyngo Theatre presents

What a Wonderful World £6.50 £22 Family and Friends Ticket (4 people at least 1 under 18) Before anything new is made it must first be dreamed. From the moon-base in the Sea of Tranquility we get a great view of the earth and it’s time to make a new one just like we do every night! What shall we put in tomorrow’s world? Snowballs and flamingos of course! So all aboard the sleeper train as it takes us on our dream voyage. We start

with putting the stars in the sky and move through history, discovering fire all over again and finally arriving at the oneworld tree where we celebrate the new world that we made all together. This is an amazing romp through the universe where you can get your hands on the stuff of creation!

Creative Workshop FREE creative art workshop with Aaron Palmer – one of our Front of House staff - follows each show Children’s lunchbox and pizza available in Cegin

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Sunday 23 February 6pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Bangor University Symphony Orchestra £15 £12 over 60s £5 students and under 18s Chris Collins conductor Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Amy Beach Gaelic North west Wales’s very own symphony orchestra presents two American masterpieces. Leonard Bernstein devised his Symphonic Dances four years after the first performance of West Side Story on Broadway in 1957. The work captures the drama, colour and rhythmic

vitality of one of the greatest musicals ever written, its themes of love, violence and loss brought together in a symphonic suite of astonishing intensity. The New Hampshire-born composer Amy Beach wrote her Gaelic Symphony in 1894. Building on the example of Dvořák’s contemporaneous New World Symphony, it adapts themes from the ancestral Celtic traditions of many of the habitants of the north-east

United States. It is tuneful, bold, and exciting, and after many years in the shadows it is finally receiving due recognition as the greatest American symphony of the nineteenth-century. The concert also includes a concerto performance by the winner of Bangor University’s annual soloist competition.

Wednesday 26 February 2pm Pontio Cinema & Bar Ffynnon

Film, Cake and Song Afternoon Meet Me In St Louis (U) £4.50 Join us at Pontio Cinema for the ever popular Film, Cake and Song Afternoon.

comedy that focuses on four sisters on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.

cake, before returning to the cinema to enjoy the final half of the film.

The afternoon will begin with one of the very best Technicolor musicals ever made, Meet Me in St Louis the romantic musical

There will be live entertainment in the break at 3pm with the team from Welsh National Opera. Enjoy some tea and

WNO Come & Sing event

Wednesday 26 February 7pm Level 0, Pontio

St David’s Day Quiz for Welsh learners with Daniela Schlick FREE A St David’s Day Quiz for Welsh Learners from Learn Welsh as part of the Bangor-wide celebration of St David’s Day. 32

For more information please contact: cwisdysgwyr@gmail.com

Aimed at ages 60+ but all welcome!

Students-led Workshop

Thursday 27 February 10.30am - 12pm (ages 5-7) 12.30pm - 2pm (ages 8-11) 4.30pm - 6pm (ages 11-15) Studio

Musical Theatre Workshop (SODA) £2.50 Ever wanted to try musical theatre? Well now you can! SODA, Bangor University’s Musical Theatre Society are holding a workshop so you can try it yourself. With songs taught by their musical director and choreography taught by their own choreographer, it’s a one-off opportunity not to be missed.

Whether you’re experienced in musical theatre, never tried it before or are even just curious, it’s worth coming along and having a go.

Friday 28 February 8pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Pontio Cabaret presents

Breabach Opening: Elidyr Glyn

“As polished as it was passionate, matching fiery intensity with exquisite finesse, this was a magnificent set.” The Scotsman

EARLY BIRD (until 14 February) £12 / £11 concessions £14 £13 concessions 2020 marks a very special year in the life of Scottish folk favourites Breabach, their 15th anniversary no less. Throughout those 15 years Breabach have always looked to acknowledge and respect the origins of both the music they play and the roots of the band whilst embracing the future with new ideas, energy and belief. It is these

key attributes, combined with hard work and talent, that has seen them develop into one of Scotland’s most exciting and successful folk groups. With 6 albums under their belt, a multitude of awards and a consistently full touring schedule, they look perfectly set to continue to build upon their successes.

Breabach unite the talents of Megan Henderson (Fiddle, Vocals), James Lindsay (Double Bass, Vocals), Calum MacCrimmon (Bagpipes, Whistle, Bouzouki, Vocals), James Duncan Mackenzie (Bagpipes, Flute, Whistle) and Ewan Robertson (Guitar, Vocals, Cajon).

Saturday 29 February 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Cabarela Dewi Sant £12 A night of song and comedy without any filter! Fronted by the three singing sisters from Aberystwyth, Sorela. Unique and current satire from the musical comedian Hywel Pitts.

Shameless parodies of songs from the musical theatre world. If you haven’t been to Cabarela befoe, then where have you been?! If you have … see you there! Age guidance: 16+

Thursday 5 March, 1pm* & 7.30pm Friday 6 March, 1pm & 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Cwmni’r Frân Wen

Llyfr Glas Nebo £12 £10 concessions Manon Steffan Ros’ postapocalyptic phenomenon transformed for the stage. As the dust settles after a nuclear apocalypse, Rowenna and her children Siôn and Dwynwen are facing a world where signs of life are quickly disappearing. Their story is recorded in a little blue book as the family tries to survive an incident that has a devastating effect on the inhabitants of the village of Nebo and beyond. Frân Wen and Galeri are proud to bring Manon Steffan Ros’ beautifully harrowing novel to stage.

The 2018 best-seller has made a spectacular impression since its publication. A week after winning the Prose Medal in the 2018 Cardiff National Eisteddfod, a reprint was being prepared, and in 2019 it swept the boards at the Wales Book of the Year awards. *WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES This performance of Llyfr Glas Nebo will have simultaneous translation for non-Welsh speakers. The surtitles will appear on the left hand side of the stage (when facing the stage). 12+

White Wall A collaborative film responding to the themes and emotion of the drama, will be projected on the White Wall before and after the performance. Produced by MA Filmmaking students at Bangor University.

Post-show talk There will be a postshow talk following the 7.30pm performance on Thursday 5 March.

Friday 6 March 8pm Studio

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Jen Brister: Under Privilege £12.50 £10 concessions Brister has it all: a wife, kids, a house and a job she loves (sometimes) so what the hell is she moaning about? Join Jen as she takes an irreverent look at

the often controversial subject of ‘privilege’. Who has it? Who doesn’t? And why does no one like to admit they have any? Age guidance: 16+

“Blisteringly funny” List

“‘Brister uses anger to quite stunning comedic effect” Skinny

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Saturday 14 March 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Mid Wales Opera

The Marriage of Figaro £21 £18 over 60s £10 students and under 18s Mid Wales Opera bring a fresh approach to Mozart’s enduring masterpiece for their 2020 Spring tour. Using Amanda Holden’s English translation filled with ‘uninhibited mirth’ and our own Music Director’s orchestral arrangement of

Mozart’s sublime score, our brand-new production will be tailor made in Wales with international performers joined on stage by young talent from the Wales International Academy of Voice.

Join Figaro and Susanna on their marriage merry go round, as servants outwit their masters, women outwit their men and true love triumphs against the odds.

Tuesday 17 March, 7.30pm (with post-show talk) Theatr Bryn Terfel National Dance Company Wales

KIN £14

£12 concesssions Dance that connects us It brings people, families, friends, clubs, teams, tribes and communities together. NDCWales perform poetry, sport and politics across three powerful pieces of dance. Rygbi: Yma / Here is uplifting: full of hope, glory and camaraderie. It celebrates the pride and passion that rugby players and fans experience together.

Lunatic is fun, relevant and fired up. It smashes together 30s music and style with 90s pop-culture. Time and Time and Time is elegant. Dancers reveal a shimmering poem about the relationship between the history of time and the poetry of destiny. Age guidance 12+

Discover Dance Wednesday 18 March, 1pm Theatr Bryn Terfel £8 Discover Dance is fun and relaxed and suitable for schools and families. Dance, ask questions and learn some moves from the show before watching Rygbi.

Watch Dance Class Theatr Bryn Terfel, 12.45pm Observe, sketch or photograph the dancers during their warm-up. Free but ticketed.

A Brief Sculpture in Time and Motion An exhibition by Freya Moran who visited Pontio as a student to sketch NDCW dancers rehearsing, which heavily influenced her final major project at Coleg Menai.

White Wall (during the interval) A new commission by Gweni Llwyd inspired by themes from Rygbi

Friday 20 March 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University BBC National Orchestra of Wales

String Masterpieces – Tchaikovsky and Mozart £15 £13.50 over 60s £5 students and under 26 £15 / £20 Family Ticket Prokofiev Sonata for Solo Violin Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major for Violin & Viola Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings BBC National Orchestra of Wales Director & Solo Violin Lesley Hatfield Viola Rebecca Jones

BBC NOW’s leader Lesley Hatfield directs this programme of delightful works that include one of Mozart’s most celebrated concertos and Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece for string orchestra. Mozart, himself a fine player of both the violin and viola, allows his unusual combination of soloists to shine while giving the orchestra more to say, resulting in a rich dialogue. Prokofiev’s study for

aspiring violin soloists can be played by either solo or unison strings, and it represents him at his most charming. In Tchaikovsky’s homage to Mozart and the 18th century he explores what a string section can really do, in four very contrasting movements of melodic richness.

Friday 20 March, 1.45pm Saturday 21 March, 11.30am & 2.30pm Studio Theatr Iolo and Pontio present

Chwarae

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£6.50 £22 Family and Friends Ticket (4 people, at least 1 under 18) By Elgan Rhys Writer / Performer Elgan Rhys Composer / Collaborator Robin Edwards A brand new theatre show for families

“Everyday, I play with Mam. Suddenly the game changes…” One morning, in that time in between waking and the start of the day a young boy takes us on a journey to experience different worlds of play, be they imaginary, found online or in the ‘real world’, to help him discover a new found joy in playing…

Chwarae is a sensory feast featuring live music and stunning moves, developed collaboratively with families from North Wales. Welsh language production For ages 4+ www.theatriolo.com

Creative workshop FREE creative workshop follows each performance on the Saturday. Children’s lunchbox and pizza available in Cegin

Friday 27 March 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Connie Orff £12 £10 students and under 18s Welsh Drag LL-ensation Connie Orff brings you a brilliantly bilingual evening of comedy and songs in two languages... Maybe more! With stories on her journey into Drag, the realities of life as a Dragtastic Dad, as well as a chance to ask ANYTHING you’d like, you’re in for a real treat… Whatever your native tongue, you’ll love Connie’s Orff-thecuff brand of humour, stories and songs! Suitable for ages 16+ Relaxed cabaret-style event

Saturday 28 March 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Georgia Ruth With Rhodri Brooks

“One of the British folk discoveries of the year” The Guardian

£12 £10 concesssions On her third album, Mai, Welsh Music Prize winner Georgia Ruth returns to her roots. Moving back to her native Aberystwyth following the birth of her first child, she recorded the album in the town’s GradeII* listed Joseph Parry Hall, over the course of one week in Spring 2019.

These are songs written from within the depths of a house, during stolen moments. About new motherhood, and the search for ritual. About being lost, and being found again. About gardens growing under doors in the depths of night, and days being let back in through a window.

Mai is a meditation on finding hope and renewal in the seasons, in a world where the certainty of spring feels increasingly fragile. Age guidance 12+ Relaxed cabaret-style event

Sunday 29 March 3.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel AspireMedia Productions

Lost in the Rhythm £28 £27 concessions Meet and Greet + Performance: £58 / £57 concessions Star of Strictly Come Dancing, Wales’s very own Amy Dowden and her partner, British Champion Ben Jones, bring an exciting new show to the stage. With the help of their long-time friend and Strictly finalist Colin Jackson and a cast of supporting dancers,

Amy and Ben bring a powerful love-story to life featuring all your favourite Latin and Ballroom styles. The show also features a live vocalist and stunning soundtrack guaranteed to get the audience moving too – it’s time to get Lost In The Rhythm!

Meet & Greet Limited Meet and Greet opportunities for 45 people with the cast, so please book early to avoid disappointment

Tuesday 31 March Wednesday 1 April 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru + Sherman Theatre

Tylwyth

Tuesday 31 March 6.30pm Bar Ffynnon

£16 £14 over 60s and students

Sibrwd App

£10 under 18s By Daf James Aneurin has been running away from his past, but – thanks to Grindr – he unexpectedly finds love. When he and Dan decide to adopt, it seems their world is complete. But as he adjusts to being a dad and tries to move on from his reckless past, Aneurin is forced to confront his demons. Ten years on from the trail-blazing and award-winning Llwyth,

A pre-show talk for learners

Aneurin, Rhys, Gareth and Dada are back in this witty and compelling new play by Daf James. Taking an irreverent look at love, family and friendship, Tylwyth is a provocative commentary on contemporary Welsh life. Age guidance: 16+ Contains strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and adult themes

This is a Welsh language production. Sibrwd, the language access app will provide English language access. Details: theatr. cymru. Please let the Box Office know beforehand if you require Sibrwd by calling 01248 382828

Thursday 2 April 6pm Studio

Championing remarkable women in health and innovation

Jon Pountney

FREE, donations welcome towards WEN and local Bangor womens / NHS charities Join Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equality Network (WEN) Wales for an evening celebrating International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day by meeting extraordinary women innovators in health and technology.

founder of Aparito - a digital health company. Elin is also an accomplished Ocean Adventurer, having rowed across the Atlantic and will share what it takes to fulfil that challenge.

Dr Elin Haf Davies, CEO of Aparito, adventurer and author will talk about being

A panel session will follow, featuring women innovators in health and technology, Chaired

by Dr Olwen Williams OBE, President, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. English language event wenwales.org.uk @WENWales

Friday 3 April 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel

Mark McNulty

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius Fifth Symphony £20 £16.50 over 60s £10 students and under 18s Beethoven Overture, Egmont Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 Caroline Shaw Entr’acte for strings Sibelius Symphony No.5 Joshua Weilerstein conductor Pavel Kolesnikov piano One evening in the forests of Finland, Sibelius saw a flight of sixteen swans. ‘God, what beauty!’ he exclaimed – and he

transformed that natural wonder into the melody that crowns his Fifth Symphony, a tune so good that you feel like you’ve known it your whole life. Tonight’s concert unites the heroism of Beethoven, the poetry of Chopin (played by Russian star Pavel Kolesnikov) and a Liverpool first: the haunting and beautiful Entr’acte by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw.

Pontio will be working with RLPO to hold engagement activities in Ysgol Maesincla and Ysgol Glancegin as part of this visit.

Friday 3 April 8pm Studio Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Empathy Pains

Kayla Wren

£14 Mutli award winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats) is back with her fourth full length show. Previous shows have seen her tackle a whole range of subjects from sexism to child grooming, so what seemingly unfunny subject has she picked

this year? Chernobyl? The shrinking size of creme eggs? No, empathy. Kiri thinks that we live in a time where empathy is seen as weakness, but why is that? Surely what we need in these divided times is more empathy? So, Kiri went in

search of a group of people who she struggles to empathise with… which means she’s spent the last year talking to nonoffending paedophiles on the internet. So, come and see her make the impossible hilarious! Age guidance: 16+

Sunday 5 April 4pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Take 2 the Stage presents

The Greatest Show £14 £7.50 under 18s The students of Ava Williams’ renowned stage school in Bangor and Llangefni have been working hard all year for their end of year spectacular, their third show at Pontio!

Come and join them in Theatr Bryn Terfel as they perform The Greatest Show - it’s all about local kids Taking 2 the Stage... don’t miss their time to shine!

Sunday 5 April 7.30pm Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor University Bangor University Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Mozart: Requiem £15 £12 over 60s £5 students and under 18s Chris Collins conductor Mozart Requiem Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 The University Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presents an all-Mozart programme, including two well-known late works that have much in common. Both are marked by a sombre

melodic beauty that few composers have matched subsequently. Both works explore the darker colour of the orchestral palette, with particularly effective use of cellos, double basses, clarinets and (in the Requiem) trombones. Moreover, both works are distinguished by the fact that Mozart never heard them; the Requiem, indeed, was his very final work, still not

quite completed at his death on 5 December 1791. Paired together, the Requiem and the G Minor Symphony offer an intensely moving musical experience.

Easter at Pontio

Thursday 9 April 10.30am, 12.30pm & 2.30pm PL2, Level 2, Pontio

Pontio’s Easter Bunny Adventure! Join us for an hour-long session packed with fun and suitable for the whole family. We’ll start by creating fun bunny ears and rabbit’s tails and then we’ll all go on an adventure through Pontio to feed the hungry little bunnies and maybe earn a reward!

Wednesday 15 April 11.30am-2pm Studio

£5

Family activity, children will need to be accompanied but adults will not need to pay for a ticket. Limited capacity, book to avoid disappointment.

£1

Soundtrack Disco We’ll be hosting our Easter FILM+ soundtrack disco in the Studio on Level 2 in Pontio. Come and enjoy this fun holiday activity before or after a film. Feel free to dress as your favourite film character!

See our monthly cinema programme for details of films being shown on this date.

Tuesday 21 April Wednesday 22 April 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Theatr Clwyd, Áine Flanagan Productions & Seiriol Davies

Milky Peaks £14 £12 concessions Written and Composed by Seiriol Davies

A fabulous, edgy musical comedy.

Directed by Alex Swift

Milky Peaks, in Snowdonia, is nominated for “Britain’s Best Town”, which is lovely. However, the Award has a dark, insidious far-right agenda.

Devised by Seiriol Davies, Matthew Blake, Dylan Townley

Can three lost souls and a shabby drag queen save this community’s heart? 14+

Comedy Club Meal Deal Burger & Beer* Available on every Comedy Club event

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Friday 24 April 8pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Cabaret Pontio presents

Meinir Gwilym & Gwenan Gibbard With special guests Onestyle MDV £14 £13 concessions EARLY BIRD until 10 April: £12 / £11 concessions Accomplished folk harpist Gwenan Gibbard and pop songstress Meinir Gwilym join forces to meld the worlds of Welsh folk and pop. With new arrangements of

traditional folk songs and singer-songwriter Meinir’s popular music, this is an inspiring performance for all tastes.

Saturday 25 April 7.30pm Studio

Pryd Mae’r Haf? £12 £10 concessions (Christmas is Miles Away) by Chloë Moss Translated by Gwawr Loader A Criw Brwd and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru production in association with The Other Room and Theatr Soar. Luke and Christie are best mates who like to go camping, drink lager and talk about Julie Bridges.

But when they leave school and a long summer lies ahead, will Luke, Christie and Julie go their separate ways? Does growing up mean growing apart? In a new Welsh-language translation set in the south Wales valleys in 1989, this is a touching play about friendship and the hopes and fears of young people. Age guidance: 14+ Contains strong language and adult themes

Sibrwd App This is a Welsh language production. Sibrwd, the language access app will provide English language access. Details: theatr. cymru. Please let the Box Office know beforehand if you require Sibrwd by phoning 01248 382828

Tuesday 28 April 7.30pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Electroacoustic Wales presents

Adam Stanović Adventures through Sound £10 £8 over 60s £5 students and under 18s Electroacoustic composition always involves adventure! Travel, exploration, discovery and surprise abound as the composer first selects and collects his or her sounds, and then embarks on a journey into the unknown. Join us as Electroacoustic WALES presents an evening of new sonic adventure - sometimes familiar, often mysterious, and always entertaining. Guest

composer, Adam Stanović will present a selection of new musical works, transporting us to real and imagined spaces, including a journey through a rather surprising machine. Accompanied by a selection of recent works from Wales and further afield, the adventure will come to life through the animating magic of Electroacoustic Wales’ 24-loudspeaker orchestra.

Free Masterclass 1.15pm Theatr Bryn Terfel Adam Stanović Adventures through Sound: Bring Your Own! Adam Stanović invites you to join his adventure by bringing along your own sound-making objects. During the workshop you will help to record a selection of these objects, and think about the many ways these recordings might be used to make music. Stanović will then compose a brand new piece from sounds provided by the audience. Like any adventure, being fraught with potential peril, the resulting piece will be premiered during the evening concert, for all to hear! Ticket required

General information Group Bookings We cater for groups and schools and can occasionally offer great discounts. Please contact our Box Office for more information on 01248 38 28 28. All bookings are subject to our standard terms and conditions. Please visit our website for more information https://www.pontio.co.uk/ Online/term Postal Charges ÂŁ1 mailing charge is applied 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 from the box office or printed at home. 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 18. Concessions Wherever concessions are denoted for Pontio events, the following categories are included in that definition, unless otherwise stated: students and those over 60. Children and young people include anyone under the age of 18. Children under 2 years of age go free.

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