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Gale Anne Hurd, cynhyrchydd a chydawdur The Terminator, yn Sinema Pontio fis Mehefin!
Fis Mehefin, mae cyfle i glywed cynhyrchydd a chydawdur ffilmiau The Terminator, Gale Anne Hurd, mewn sgwrs yn Sinema Pontio, Bangor i ddathlu 40 mlynedd ers rhyddhau’r ffilm.
Fel rhan o gynhadledd Terminator @ 40: Origins and Legacies a gynhelir gan y Ganolfan Astudiaeth Ffilm, Teledu a Sgrin ym Mhrifysgol Bangor bydd dangosiad arbennig o The Terminator gan James Cameron yn ogystal â sgwrs gyda Gale Anne Hurd.
Mae Gale Ann Hurd yn gynhyrchydd arobryn ac yn sylfaenydd Valhalla Entertainment, sy’n fwyaf adnabyddus yn ddiweddar am y ffenomen ddiwylliannol fyd-eang, y gyfres deledu sydd wedi ennill Emmy ac wedi chwalu sawl record, The Walking Dead, a’r sawl cyfres cysylltiol: Fear The Walking Dead, Dead City, Daryl Dixon, a The Ones Who Live a ffilmiau nodwedd clasurol eiconig fel Aliens, The Abyss, Armageddon, Tremors, Alien Nation, The Ghost and The Darkness, The Terminator a Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
Bwriad y gynhadledd a gynhelir gan Canolfan Astudiaethau Ffilm, Teledu a Sgrîn Prifysgol Bangor yw dod ag ysgolheigion o gefndiroedd disgyblaethol amrywiol – megis astudiaethau sgrin a diwyllianol, hanes celf, dylunio, ffasiwn a phensaernïaeth, cerddoleg; athroniaeth; gwyddoniaeth wleidyddol, llenyddiaeth a llawer mwy er mwyn archwilio gwreiddiau a gwaddol The Terminator deugain mlynedd wedi iddo gael ei ryddhau.
Dywedodd Dion Wyn, Cydlynydd Sinema Pontio, “Dyma gyfle arbennig i glywed un o fawrion y diwydiant ffilm mewn sgwrs ym Mangor, mae’n fraint lwyr cael gwahodd Gale Anne Hurd i Sinema Pontio i glywed mwy am ei bywyd, gwaith a The Terminator. ”
Bydd dangosiad The Terminator (15) a Gale Anne Hurd ar Nos Fawrth 18 Mehefin, 7pm gyda dangosiad o The Terminator 2: Judgement Day (15) ar Nos Fercher 19 Mehefin, 7.30pm. Mae tocynnau ar gael ar pontio.co.uk neu drwy’r Swyddfa Docynnau ar 01248 38 28 28.
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Gale Anne Hurd, producer and co-author of The Terminator, at Pontio Cinema Pontio!
This June, Pontio Cinema welcomes producer and co-author of The Terminator films, Gale Anne Hurd, for a Q&A session, to celebrate 40 years since the release of The Terminator.
As part of the Terminator @40: Origins and Legacies conference hosted by the Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University, we will host a special screening of James Cameron's The Terminator. Before the screening, we will be joined by producer and co-writer of the film Gale Anne Hurd.
Gale Anne Hurd is a multi-award-winning producer and the founder of Valhalla Entertainment, most recently known for the global cultural phenomenon, Emmy®-winning and record-shattering TV series, The Walking Dead, and its multiple spin-offs, including Fear the Walking Dead, Dead City, Daryl Dixon, and The Ones Who Live, and such iconic classic feature films as Aliens, The Abyss, Armageddon, Tremors, Alien Nation, The Ghost and the Darkness, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The conference hosted by the Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University proposes to bring together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds – such as cultural and screen studies; the history of art, design, fashion and architecture; musicology; philosophy; political sciences; literature - to explore The Terminator forty years after its release, explore its origins and legacies and consider its position within wider visual culture.
Dion Wyn, Pontio’s Cinema Co-ordinator said, “This is a brilliant opportunity hear one of the cinema greats in discussion in Bangor! It’s an honour to invite Gale Anne Hurd here to Pontio’s Cinema to hear more about her life, work and The Terminator.”
The screening The Terminator (15) with a Q&A session with Gale Anne Hurd, will be on Tuesday 18 June, 7pm with a screening of The Terminator 2: Judgement Day (15) on Wednesday 19 June, 7.30pm. Tickets are available at pontio.co.uk or through the Box Office on 01248 38 28 28.
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The Shining, Twin Town, International Women’s Day and WOW – special events in Pontio’s Cinema in March!
During March, Pontio’s Cinema will display a wide range of films, celebrating worldwide cinema as part of the WOW Festival (Wales and the World as One), celebrating International Women’s Day, and the iconic comedy film Twin Town at 25 years old, as well as a screening of the extended version of The Shining.
On Thursday 7 Marth Pontio Cinema will host a special screening of the extended version of The Shining by Stanley Kubrick. To accompany this will be the launch of the latest memoir of the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, called Kubrick: An Odyssey by Nathan Abrams (Professor in Film, Bangor University) and Robert P. Koller with special guest Gordon Stainforth, who worked as the assistant editor of the film, as well as Vivian Jubrick’s documentary about the film Making of the Shining.
On International Women’s Day 2024 (Friday 8 March) we will be displaying two films; The Piano (1993) directed by Jane Campion and The Bling Ring (2013) by the director Sofia Coppola. Jane Campion won a Palme D’or in 1993 for The Piano, the first female director to win the prize in addition to three Oscar awards for Best Writing for the Screen, Holly Hunter as Leading Actress, and Anna Paquin for the Best Supporting Actress when she was only ten years old. Then, a chance to see The Bling Ring by the biggest female director currently in the industry, starring Emma Watson, Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga and more!
The WOW Festival (Wales and the World as One) who have been celebrating the richness of the world’s cinema since 2001, bringing a selection of eclectic, interesting and moving films from every part of the world to cinemas across Wales will be visiting Pontio for the first time. The films will be displayed across the duration of four days, between the 11th and 14th of March. The programme includes a wide range of films including films in Arabic, Bengali, Spanish, African, and Igbo. The programme will include Tale of the Three Jewels (1995), the first film to be filmed entirely in the Gaza strip and Mami Wata (2023), Nigeria’s black-and-white Oscar entry for 2024, a captivating tale that intertwines magical imagery and haunting narrative threads.
At the end of the month, we will be celebrating 25 years of the dark and iconic comedy Twin Town on Wednesday 27 March with a special screening. Following the screening, film director Kevin Allen and Llŷr Ifans, who portrayed Julian Lewis – one half of the famous twins, will be joining us for a Q&A session under the leadership of Nathan Abrams from the Department of Film, Bangor University.
The rest of March will be offering some of Hollywood’s biggest films, The Colour Purple, The Iron Claw starring Zac Efron, Bob Marley: One Love and DUNE: Part Two with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Pugh. The live screenings include The Motive and The Cue from The National Theatre, London directed by Sam Mendes and Madama Butterfly from the Royal Opera House Live.
Dion Wyn, Pontio’s Cinema Coordinator said, "March is full of special events which celebrates Welsh, female, and international cinema. We look forward to inviting special guests for discussions and to be part of the WOW festival for the first time – a festival which gives us the opportunity to display a variety of international films as well as broadening our programme for our audiences."
Tickets for all events and screenings in March are available on pontio.co.uk or from the Box Office and the full programme is free and available in the centre.
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The Shining, Twin Town, Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Ferch a WOW; digwyddiadau arbennig yn Sinema Pontio fis Mawrth!
Yn ystod mis Mawrth mae Sinema Pontio gyda dewis eang o ffilmiau yn aros amdanoch gan gynnwys dathlu sinema byd eang fel rhan o Ŵyl WOW (Cymru a’r Byd yn Un), dathlu Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Ferch a’r ffilm gomedi eiconig Twin Town yn 25 mlwydd oed a dangosiad o fersiwn estynedig o The Shining.
Ar nos Iau 7 Mawrth bydd dangosiad arbennig o fersiwn estynedig o The Shining gan Stanley Kubrick. I gyd-fynd â’r dangosiad bydd lansiad o gofiant diweddaraf am fywyd a gwaith Stanley Kubrick o’r enw Kubrick: An Odyssey gan Nathan Abrams (Athro mewn Ffilm, Prifysgol Bangor) a Robert P. Koller gyda gwestai arbennig Gordon Stainforth, a fu’n olygydd cynorthwyol ar y ffilm yn ogystal â rhaglen ddogfen Vivian Jubrick am y ffilm Making of the Shining.
Ar Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol y Ferch 2024 (Dydd Gwener 8 Mawrth) byddwn yn dangos dwy ffilm The Piano (1993) a cyfarwyddwyd gan Jane Campion ac yna The Bling Ring (2013) gan y cyfarwyddwr Sofia Coppola. Enillodd Jane Campion Palme D’or yn 1993 am The Piano, y cyfarwyddwr benywaidd cyntaf i ennill y wobr a cafodd tri gwobr Oscar, am yr Ysgrifennu Orau ar gyfer y Sgrîn, Holly Hunter fel Prif Actores, a Anna Paquin am yr Actores Cefnogol Orau a hynny pan oedd yn ddeng mlwydd oed. Yna, bydd cyfle i weld The Bling Ring gan y cyfarwyddwr benywaidd mwyaf yn y diwydiant ffilm ar hyn o bryd yn serennu Emma Watson, Katie Chang, Taissa Farmiga a mwy!
Bydd Gŵyl WOW (Cymru A’r Byd yn Un) sydd wedi bod yn dathlu cyfoeth sinema’r byd er 2001, gan ddod â detholiad eclectig, diddorol a theimladwy o ffilmiau o bwb cwr o’r byd i sinemâu ledled Cymru yn ymweld â Sinema Pontio am y tro cyntaf. Bydd ffilmiau yn cael eu dangos dros gyfnod o bedwar diwrnod, rhwng 11 a 14 o Fawrth. Mae’r rhaglen yn cynnwys amrediad eang o ffilmiau gyda ffilmiau mewn Arabeg, Bengali, Sbaeneg, Affricaneg ac Igbo. Bydd y rhaglen yn cynnwys, Tale of the Three Jewels (1995) sef y ffilm cyntaf i gael ei ffilmio’n gyfangwbl yn llain Gaza a Mami Wata (2023) yw cais Oscar du a gwyn Nigeria ar gyfer 2024 sy’n adrodd chwedl gyfareddol sy’n cydblethu delweddaeth hudolus ag edafedd naratif brawychus.
Ar ddiwedd y mis byddwn yn dathlu 25 mlynedd o’r comedi dywyll eiconig Twin Town ar Nos Fercher 27 Mawrth gyda dangosiad arbennig. Yn dilyn y dangosiad bydd cyfarwyddwr y ffilm, Kevin Allen a Llŷr Ifans sef Julian Lewis – un hanner o’r efeilliaid enwog, yn ymuno gyda ni am sesiwn holi ac ateb o dan arweiniad Nathan Abrams o Adran Ffilm, Prifysgol Bangor.
Bydd gweddill arlwy mis Mawrth yn cynnwys rhai o ffilmiau mawr Hollywood, The Colour Purple, The Iron Claw yn serennu Zac Efron, Bob Marley: One Love a’r hir-ddisgwyliedig DUNE: Part Two gyda Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya a Florence Pugh. Mae dangosiadau byw yn cynnwys The Motive and the Cue o’r National Theatre, Llundain a gyfarwyddwyd gan Sam Mendes a Madama Butterfly o Royal Opera House Live.
Dywedodd Dion Wyn, Cydlynydd Sinema Pontio, ‘Mae mis Mawrth llawn digwyddiadau arbennig sy’n dathlu sinema Cymreig, benywaidd a rhyngwladol. Rydym yn edrych ymlaen i wahodd gwesteion arbennig ar gyfer sgyrsiau ac yn edrych ymlaen i fod yn ran o ŵyl WOW am y tro cyntaf – gŵyl sy’n rhoi’r cyfle inni ddangos ffilmiau rhyngwladol amrywiol a chyfoethogi’r arlwy i’n cynulleidfaoedd.’
Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y holl ffilmiau mis Mawrth ar gael ar pontio.co.uk neu yn y Swyddfa Docynnau ac mae rhaglen lawn ar gael ac am ddim yn y ganolfan.
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New Welsh Wave Comedy Tour brings fantastic Welsh comedians to Pontio!
Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts an evening of the very best of Welsh comedy and incredible home-grown talent, featuring Bella Humphries, Cerys Bradley, Siân Docksey and Anna Thomas as part of a 15-stop tour by Little Wander around Wales, bringing you the freshest voices in Welsh comedy to Pontio’s Studio Theatre,
Kiri Pritchard-Mclean is a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and satirist. Recent TV appearances include hosting Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and The Russell Howard Hour (where she is also a writer). She’s also a frequent contributor on Frankie Boyle's New World Order. A regular on the live circuit, Kiri's last show Home Truths has recently toured the UK to rave reviews.
Kiri introduces a stellar, female comedy line-up for 9 March including Bella Humphries, who oozes charm in a cheeky way as she recounts tales of moving to Wales and asking the age old question..who exactly am I? Cerys Bradley is an autistic and non-binary alternative stand-up comedian and (technically) a maths teacher. They are an Autistic Excellence Award Winner at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. After an Edinburgh Fringe Festival spent making pole dancing funny to rave reviews Siân Docksey returns to her unique brand of cheerfully weird stand-up with political zing. Offbeat surrealism and razor-sharp punchlines served with the breezy charm of an air hostess on uppers. Originally hailing from Burry Port in South Wales, Anna Thomas won the BBC New Comedy Award in 2021. Since then, she’s done support for the likes of Joe Lycett, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hal Cruttenden, Lauren Pattison, and Max Fosh. Anna was also nominated for Channel 4’s inaugural Sean Lock Award in 2023.
Osian Gwynn, Director of Pontio Arts said, ‘We are looking forward to seeing some of the best comedy talent Wales has to offer and are very excited to support this fantastic tour. The line-up performing here at Pontio in itself is a testament to the breadth and depth of talent developing in the comedy scene here in Wales.”
Little Wander’s New Welsh Wave Comedy Tour with Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Bella Humphries, Cerys Bradley, Siân Docksey and Anna Thomas is at Pontio’s Studio Theatr on Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm. Tickets are available at pontio.co.uk.
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Taith Gomedi New Welsh Wave gyda lein-yp gwych yn Pontio!
Kiri Pritchard-McLean sy’n cyflwyno noson gyda’r gorau o gomedi Cymreig a thalentau anhygoel sydd wedi eu meithrin yn y wlad, yn cynnwys Bella Humphries, Cerys Bradley, Siân Docksey ac Anna Thomas fel rhan o daith o Gymru gan Little Wander.
Mae Kiri Pritchard-McLean, yn ddigrifwr stand-yp sydd wedi ennill sawl gwobr, yn awdur ac yn ddychanwr. Mae ei hymddangosiadau teledu diweddar yn cynnwys arwain Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats a The Russell Howard Hour (y mae hi hefyd yn ysgrifennu ar ei gyfer). Mae hefyd yn gyfrannwr cyson i New World Order Frankie Boyle. Yn aelod rheolaidd o’r sîn comedi byw, mae sioe ddiwethaf Kiri, Home Truths, wedi teithio ledled y DU gan ddenu adolygiadau gwych.
Bydd Kiri yn cyflwyno pedwar comedïwr di-guro ar y 9 Fawrth, gan gynnwys Bella Humphries, comediwr a chaiff ei disgrifio fel ‘dymunol mewn ffordd ddigywilydd’, wrth iddi adrodd hanesion am symud i Gymru a gofyn yr hen gwestiwn … pwy yn union ydw i? Mae Cerys Bradley yn ddigrifwr stand-yp amgen awtistig ac anneuaidd ac (yn dechnegol) yn athrawes mathemateg. Mae wedi ennill yr Autistic Excellence Award yn yr Edinburgh Fringe 2022. Ar ôl treulio’r Edinburgh Fringe yn gwneud dawnsio polyn yn ddoniol i adolygiadau gwych mae Siân Docksey yn dychwelyd at ei brand unigryw o stand-up hwyliog rhyfedd gyda zing gwleidyddol. Swrrealaeth offbeat a llinellau miniog yn cael eu cyflwyno gyda holl swyn stiwardes awyr. Yn wreiddiol o Borth Tywyn yn ne Cymru, enillodd Anna Thomas wobr y BBC New Comedy Award yn 2021. Ers hynny, mae hi wedi cefnogi pobl fel Joe Lycett, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Hal Cruttenden, Lauren Pattison, a Max Fosh. Enwebwyd Anna hefyd ar gyfer gwobr Sean Lock gyntaf Channel 4 yn 2023.
Dywedodd Osian Gwynn, Cyfarwyddwr Celfyddydau Pontio, ‘Rydym yn edrych ymlaen i gael rhai o gomediwyr gorau Cymru yma gyda ni yn Stiwdio Pontio fel rhan o daith ehangach New Welsh Wave. Mae yna egni gyffrous o gwmpas y comedïwyr yma ac mae’r lein-yp yn dyst i dalent eang y sîn gomedi yma yng Nghymru.”
Mae Taith Gomedi New Welsh Wave Little Wander gyda Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Bella Humphries, Cerys Bradley, Siân Docksey ac Anna Thomas yn Stiwdio Pontio ar Nos Sadwrn 9 Mawrth, 7.30pm a chynelir y noson drwy gyfrwng y Saesneg. Tocynnau ar gael ar pontio.co.uk
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Vive Le Cinéma: Remembering Em
"Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self." Jean-Luc Godard
After the loss of our dear friend and colleague Emyr Glyn Williams last week, we thought we would share some memories and the incredible screenings he has brought to Pontio during his time as our Cinema Coordinator. Emyr was a kind soul who never let anything stop his brilliant mind, making his ideas a reality. All of us at Pontio have fond memories of our daily run-ins with Emyr. There was always a lot of laughter, deep discussions, cups of coffee and enlightenment from him.
Emyr was appointed Pontio’s first Cinema Co-ordinator in 2015, as well as being a programmer he had a varied career being a talented musician, filmmaker, and author, that continued during his time at Pontio. Bangor was without a cinema for quite some time, and his passion and commitment were crucial to establishing a cinema for the whole community. The cinema programme was a blank canvas after a free screening of Craig Roberts' Just Jim in late November 2015. Emyr was in his element planning the programme, sharing his love of cinema with the people of Bangor and the surrounding area.
His passion for foreign language cinema brought a wide variety of films to Pontio, highlighting the works of some of his favourite filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Andrei Tarkovsky, Wim Wenders and many others. His saying was always, "It has to be seen on the big screen." And Emyr had a firm belief in the communal experience of the film; it was an opportunity to sit with like-minded people and chat, debate and discuss the films seen at the cinema.
There were so many special events organised by Emyr that were always one of a kind, and the special guests he invited to Pontio were always a special surprise. The Psylence events always brought two of his main passions, music and film, to the forefront at Pontio. He combined both art forms and created an immersive and unforgettable experience. Showcasing the work of Datblygu, Andy Warhol, Faust, Adwaith, Joy Division, Paul Schrader, Lustmord, and many others. Others will remember events such as The Witches Sabbath, Mai68, Off Y Grid events, Bangor University and Coleg Menai student Showcases, and Citizen Pontio, as well as special events with guests such as Joanna Scanlan and Celyn Jones. He also supported various film festivals like Abertoir, Watch Africa, Kotatsu, Ffilm Ifanc, BFI Academy, Film Locos and many others.
Emyr always used to say, "Build it, and they will come", and they always did—his infectious lust for creativity and breaking the boundaries of conformity within cinema exhibition will forever be at the heart of our programming here at Pontio—especially our annual screening of Withnail & I during the Christmas period.
This area has been culturally enriched by Emyr's willingness to show the broader picture and allow many talented filmmakers, programmers, musicians and artists to showcase their work at the cinema.
Emyr's legacy across Wales will never be forgotten, a rich, varied and innovative contribution to our culture, his legacy across Wales will be remembered through the numerous films and music he created and introduced to many throughout his career and life. We here at Pontio are grateful to have worked and befriended one of the kindest and most creative individuals to have walked through Pontio's doors.
Our thoughts are with Fiona, Evan, Arthur, his family and friends at this time.
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Vive Le Cinéma: Cofio Em
"Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self." Jean-Luc Godard
Ar ôl colli ein ffrind annwyl a’n cydweithiwr Emyr Glyn Williams wythnos diwethaf, dyma rannu ychydig o atgofion a rhai o’r nifer o ddigwyddiadau a dangosiadau anhygoel a drefnodd yn ystod ei gyfnod yn Pontio, fel Cydlynydd y Sinema. Roedd yn enaid caredig gyda meddwl llawn dychymyg oedd yn byrlymu gyda syniadau i’w gwireddu. Mae gan bob un ohonom yn Pontio atgofion melys o gydweithio gydag Emyr. Roedd yna sgwrs i’w gael o hyd a digon o chwerthin, trafodaethau dwfn a phaneidiau o goffi.
Penodwyd Emyr yn Gydlynydd Sinema cyntaf Pontio yn 2015, ond dilynodd yrfa eang fel cerddor, gwneuthurwr ffilmiau ac fel awdur, a pharhau wnaeth hynny yn ystod ei gyfnod gyda Pontio. Bu Bangor heb sinema am nifer o flynyddoedd, ac roedd ei angerdd a’i ymrwymiad yn hollbwysig wrth sefydlu sinema i’r gymuned gyfan. Dangosiad cyntaf y sinema oedd Just Jim gan Craig Roberts ddiwedd Tachwedd 2015, ac ar ôl hynny roedd ganddo gynfas lân i raglennu rhaglen amrywiol o ffilmiau – o ffilmiau poblogaidd i rai indie, ffilmiau tramor a digwyddiadau arbennig. Roedd yn ei elfen yn paratoi’r rhaglen hon, yn rhannu ei gariad at sinema gyda phobl Bangor a thu hwnt.
Trwy ei angerdd am sinema tramor daeth ag amrywiaeth eang o ffilmiau i Pontio, gan amlygu a dathlu gweithiau rhai o’i hoff wneuthurwyr ffilm fel Jean-Luc Godard, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Andrei Tarkovsky, Wim Wenders a llawer mwy. "Mae'n rhaid ei gweld ar y sgrin fawr" oedd ei farn bob tro. Roedd yn credu'n gryf ym mhrofiad cymunedol y ffilm; cyfle i eistedd gyda phobl o’r un anian a sgwrsio, dadlau a thrafod y ffilmiau a welwyd yn y sinema.
Trefnodd Emyr lawer o ddigwyddiadau arbennig a oedd bob amser yn unigryw, ac roedd y gwesteion arbennig y llwyddodd i’w gwahodd i Pontio bob amser yn syndod. Roedd gwyliau Psylence yn cyfuno dau o’r pethau oedd yn mynd a’i fryd mwyaf, sef cerddoriaeth a ffilm. Cyfunodd y ddwy gelfyddyd gan greu profiad trochi bythgofiadwy gan ddod a bywyd creadigol i’r sinema. Dros y blynyddoedd arddangoswyd gwaith aml-gyfryngol gan Datblygu, Andy Warhol, Faust, Adwaith, Joy Division, Paul Schrader, Lustmord a llawer mwy. Bydd eraill yn cofio digwyddiadau megis Sabbath y Gwrachod, Mai68, digwyddiadau Off Y Grid, Arddangosfeydd Ffilm Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Bangor a Choleg Menai, Citizen Pontio a dangosiadau gyda gwesteion arbennig megis Joanna Scanlan a Celyn Jones. Heb sôn am y llu o wyliau y byddai’n eu cefnogi; Abertoir, Watch Africa, Kotatsu, Ffilm Ifanc, BFI Academy, Film Locos i enwi rhai.
Roedd dyfalbarhad Emyr i’w edmygu, a chreda’n gryf mewn adeiladu cynulleidfa a thyfu digwyddiadau dros amser. Bydda ei eiriau ‘Adeiladau fo, ac mi ddown nhw’ yn cael eu gwireddu bob amser. Bydd ei chwant heintus am greadigrwydd a thorri ffiniau cydymffurfiaeth o fewn arddangosfa sinema wrth galon ein rhaglennu yma yn Pontio am byth – yn enwedig ein traddodiad blynyddol o Withnail & I adeg y Nadolig.
Mae’r ardal a Chymru gyfan wedi’u cyfoethogi’n ddiwylliannol gan ei barodrwydd i ddangos y darlun ehangach a rhoi llwyfan i nifer o wneuthurwyr ffilm, rhaglenwyr, cerddorion ac artistiaid i arddangos eu gwaith yn y sinema.
Bydd cyfraniad arloesol, beiddgar ac amrywiol Emyr i ddiwylliant Cymru yn aros gyda ni yn y cof, yn enwedig drwy’r ffilmiau a’r gerddoriaeth y gwnaeth eu creu a’u cyflwyno dros ei yrfa a’i fywyd. Rydym yma yn Pontio yn ddiolchgar ac yn falch o fod wedi galw un o’r unigolion mwyaf caredig a chreadigol i gerdded drwy ddrysau Pontio, yn gydweithiwr ac yn gyfaill.
Mae ein meddyliau gyda Fiona, Evan, Arthur, ei deulu a'i ffrindiau ar yr adeg hon.
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Sara Beer yn ymuno â Ramps Cymru fel Cyfarwyddwr dros Newid
Mae Ramps Cymru, sef cydweithrediad rhwng pum sefydliad o Gymru i wella cynrychiolaeth pobl anabl, wedi cyhoeddi heddiw mai Sara Beer fydd eu Cyfarwyddwr dros Newid cyntaf. Bydd Sara, sy’n berfformiwr, cyfarwyddwr ac eiriolwr anabledd sefydledig, yn sbarduno Ramps Cymru i greu newid ystyrlon a chynaliadwy i wella cynrychiolaeth pobl anabl (gan gynnwys pobl fyddar, niwroamrywiol a phobl ag anableddau dysgu) ar draws sector theatr prif ffrwd Cymru. Bydd yr uwch benodiad yma’n gweithio ar draws y pum sefydliad partner: Theatr Clwyd, Theatr y Sherman, Celfyddydau Pontio, Theatr y Torch a Choleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru.
Dechreuodd Sara ar ei gyrfa actio gyda Chwmni Theatr Graeae, cwmni uchel ei barch, cyn dychwelyd i Gymru a gweithio gyda Chelfyddydau Anabledd Cymru (DAC), gan gefnogi artistiaid anabl ledled Cymru, gweithredu prosiectau a chreu cyfleoedd arddangos. Yn ystod ei chyfnod yno, bu Sara yn cydlynu ac yn cyfarwyddo’r Unusual Stage School, cwmni DAC o berfformwyr byddar, anabl a niwroamrywiol a oedd yn darparu hyfforddiant yn ogystal â chyfleoedd perfformio.
Mae Sara wedi cydweithio â’r dramodydd Kaite O’Reilly ar amrywiaeth o brosiectau, gan gynnwys monologau d gwreiddiol y DU, (National Theatre Wales), fel cyfarwyddwr newydd ar gyfer In Water I'm Weightless, yn perfformio yn Cosy, a’r Unlimited International Commissiongan O’Reilly And Suddenly I Disappear, Richard III redux.
Yn ddiweddar mae hi wedi bod yn perfformio gyda National Theatre Wales yn Cost of Living yn Theatr y Grand Abertawe.
Am ei phenodiad, dywedodd Sara Beer, y Cyfarwyddwr dros Newid:
Rydw i’n angerddol am greu cyfleoedd i ymarferyddion theatr byddar ac anabl felly mae’n anrhydedd derbyn y rôl fel Cyfarwyddwr dros Newid Ramps Cymru. Rydw i’n edrych ymlaen at weithio gyda’r sector theatr ledled Cymru i greu byd o wahaniaeth.
Mae’r cam cyntaf yma o newid ar gyfer Ramps Cymru yn cynnwys archwiliadau o bob sefydliad partner, sgyrsiau sector, hyfforddiant ar draws sefydliadau partner, a manylion modelu ar gyfer 5 mlynedd nesaf y rhaglen newid.
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Sara Beer joins Ramps Cymru as Director for Change
Ramps Cymru, a collaboration between five Welsh organisations to improve the representation of disabled people, has today announced that Sara Beer will their first Director for Change. An established performer, director and disability advocate Sara will drive Ramps Cymru in creating meaningful and sustainable change to improve the representation of disabled people (including Deaf, neurodivergent and learning-disabled people) across Wales’ mainstream theatre sector. This senior appointment will work across all five partner organisations: Theatr Clwyd, Sherman Theatre, Pontio Arts, The Torch Theatre and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Sara began her acting career with the acclaimed Graeae Theatre Company before returning to Wales and working with Disability Arts Cymru (DAC), supporting disabled artists across Wales, running projects and creating showcasing opportunities. During her time Sara co-ordinated and directed the Unusual Stage School, DAC’s company of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent performers which provided training as well as performance opportunities.
Sara has collaborated with playwright Kaite O'Reilly on a variety of projects, including the original UK d monologues, (National Theatre Wales), as an emerging director for In Water I'm Weightless, performing in Cosy, and O'Reilly's Unlimited International Commission And Suddenly I Disappear, Richard III redux.
She has recently been performing with National Theatre Wales in Cost of Living at the Swansea Grand Theatre.
On her appointment Sara Beer, Director for Change said:
I am passionate about creating opportunities for Deaf and disabled theatre practitioners so am delighted to be taking on the role of Director for Change for Ramps Cymru. I am looking forward to working with the theatre sector across Wales to really make a difference.
This first stage of change for Ramps Cymru includes audits of each partner organisation, sector conversations, training across partner organisations, and modelling details for the next 5 years of a change programme.
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AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE yn egino yng ngofodau cyhoeddus Pontio, Bangor y gwanwyn hwn
Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi arddangosfa amlddisgyblaethol AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE sy’n archwilio perthynas coed â phobl, bywyd gwyllt a’r amgylchedd ehangach yng ngofodau cyhoeddus Pontio, wedi ei gydlynu gan Pontio ar y cyd â Phrifysgol Bangor a Chanolfan Ecoleg a Hydroleg y DU o fis Mawrth tan fis Mai.
Daw AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE â Pontio a staff ac adrannau Prifysgol Bangor ynghyd, gan dynnu ar arbenigedd academyddion Prifysgol Bangor fel un o brif canolfannau ymchwil ac addysg y DU ar goed, eu cadwraeth a’u gofal. Yn ogystal bydd artistiaid preswyl a chomisiynau yn rhan o’r prosiect fydd yn plethu celf a gwyddoniaeth i gyfleu safbwyntiau amrywiol ar goed drwy amrywiaeth o osodiadau creadigol, gweithdai, sgyrsiau a pherfformiadau.
Bydd yr arddangosfa yn gwahodd ymwelwyr i ystyried coed, megis eu ffurf a’u hamrywiaeth, manteision iechyd coed, eu cyfraniad at ymdeimlad o le, sut y gallent liniaru newid hinsawdd, effeithiau newid hinsawdd arnynt, a sut mae pobl wedi defnyddio coed drwy gydol ein hanes.
Dywedodd Manon Awst, Cydlynydd Creadigol Gofodau Cyhoeddus Celfyddydau Pontio,
“Mae wedi bod yn bleser cydweithio efo'r artistiaid a holl adrannau gwahanol y Brifysgol ar y prosiect yma. Mae'r amrywiaeth o ran ffurf a chynnwys yn siwr o apelio at gynulleidfa eang, a dwi'n edrych ymlaen i bobl weld ffrwyth ein llafur."
Dywedodd John Healy, Athro Gwyddorau Coedwig ym Mhrifysgol Bangor sy’n rhan o’r grŵp arweiniol,
“Yn yr arddangosfa, rydym yn dathlu rôl coed yn ein bywydau o bob safbwynt, o wyddorau coedwigaeth a chadwraeth, i feysydd iechyd a lles, ac i hanes a’r celfyddydau.
Coed sy’n ffurfio strwythur y cynefinoedd a geir mewn coedwigoedd, sef y mannau â’r fioamrywiaeth fwyaf ar y ddaear. Coed fu’r llwyfan ar gyfer hanes esblygiadol primatiaid, ac maent wedi chwarae rhan allweddol yn natblygiad gwareiddiad. Maen nhw’n darparu ar ein cyfer ddeunydd adnewyddadwy ar gyfer lloches, gan gloi carbon yn strwythur pren ein cartrefi a’n ddodrefn. Prifysgol Bangor yw prif ganolfan y Deyrnas Unedig ar gyfer ymchwil ac addysg ym maes coed, a’u cadwraeth a'u rheolaeth. ”
Cafwyd galwad agored ar gyfer comisiynau ac artistiaid preswyl ar gyfer y prosiect a bydd y gweithiau i’w gweld yng ngofodau cyhoeddus Pontio. Bydd gwaith Anthony Ynohtna ‘Euler’ yn hongian ym mhrif atriwm Pontio, wedi ei greu o styllod pren sy’n ffurfio siâp helics sy’n ein hatgoffa o bresenoldeb a dylanwad dynol ym mhob elfen o’n hamgylchedd ni. Bydd y colectif creadigol Utopias Bach yn eich gwahodd i archwilio perthnasau personol a chymunedol y byd dynol a mwy-na-dynol yn ystod eu preswyliad. Mae’r artist, gof a strategydd sector yr amgylchedd Joe Roberts yn cyflwyno’r darn ‘Pobman ar unwaith a nunlle’n arbennig’ sef cerflun wedi’i selio ar y goeden Ywen olaf ar safle Eglwys Llanfair Garth Branan, yr Eglwys ganoloesol a eisteddai ar dir Prifysgol Bangor. Yn ystod preswyliad Molly Macleod, bydd yn archwilio’r Greddinen Menai prin, rhywogaeth sydd mewn perygl o ddiflannu, ac sydd ond i’w chanfod ar Safle o Ddiddordeb Gwyddonol Arbennig Nant Porth.
Mae’r cyfranwyr o Brifysgol Bangor yn cynnwys Amy Gresham a Heli Gittins (+ Coed Lleol) o’r Ysgol Gwyddorau Naturiol, Amy Monnereau a Lucy Finchett-Maddock o’r Ysgol Hanes, y Gyfraith a Gwyddorau Cymdeithas, Kathryn Davies o’r Ysgol Gwyddorau Eigion / Gardd Fotaneg Treborth, Catherine Walker a Kate Randell o’r Ganolfan Ecoleg a Hydroleg y DU a Caleb Nichols a Briony Collins, Lina Davitt, Judith Samuel, Sarah Pogoda, Zoë Skoulding o’r Ysgol Iaith, Diwylliant a’r Celfyddydau.
Bydd cyflwyniad arbennig ‘For Dom, Bruno & the Amazon’ hefyd, er cof am y newyddiadurwr Dom Phillips a’r arbenigwr brodorol Bruno Pereira gafodd eu llofruddio’r llynedd wrth iddynt ymchwilio yn yr Amazon.
Bydd yr arddangosfa yn agor Nos Wener 3ydd o Fawrth am 5.30pm, gyda lansiad yn cynnwys perfformiadau ynghyd â’r gwaith celf ac ymchwil. Bydd rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau wedi'u trefnu dros gyfnod yr arddangosfa, sy’n parhau tan ddiwedd mis Mai gan gynnwys gweithdai i blant, perfformiad barddonol a Noson Ciosg Celf. Ceir rhagor o wybodaeth am yr holl ddigwyddiadau yma: https://www.pontio.co.uk/online/article/AtEichCoed
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AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE comes to Pontio, Bangor’s public spaces this Spring
We’re proud to announce a multi-disciplinary exhibition AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE that explores multiple perspectives on trees and inter-relationships with people, wildlife and the wider environment in Pontio’s public spaces. AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE is curated by Pontio with Bangor University and the UK Centre of Ecology and Hydrology and will be open from March until May.
AT EICH COED / TREE SENSE brings Pontio and staff and departments of Bangor University together, drawing on Bangor University’s position as the UK’s leading centre for research and education on trees, their conservation and management. Resident artists and art commissions are a key element of the project, that combines art and science to explore many perceptions of trees through a series of creative installations, discussions, workshops and performances.
The exhibition will encourage visitors to take a different view of trees, including their form and diversity, the health benefits of trees, their contribution to a sense of place, how trees can mitigate climate change, the effects of climate change on trees, and how humans have used trees throughout our history.
Manon Awst, Pontio Public Spaces Creative Co-ordinator said,
“It’s been a privilege to work with all the artists and different departments within the University on this project. The variation of art forms and content of this project is sure to appeal to a wide audience, and I’m looking forward to seeing the finished products.”
John Healy, Professor of Forest Sciences at Bangor University and member of the steering group said,
“In the exhibition, we are celebrating the role of trees in our lives from every perspective, from the science of forestry and conservation, through health and wellbeing, to history and the arts.
Trees form the structure of forest habitats that have the highest biodiversity on earth, have been the stage for the evolutionary history of primates, and have played a key role throughout the development of human civilization. They provide us with the most renewable material for our shelter, locking up carbon in the wooden structure and furnishing of our homes. Bangor University is the UK's leading centre for research and education on trees, their conservation and management.”
Following an open call for commissions and resident artists, the following artists work will be on display in Pontio’s public spaces over the coming months. Anthony ynohtnA’s scultpture ‘Euler’ will be hung in Pontio’s main atrium, made of wooden posts which form a helix, the form reminds us of the presence and influence of humans in every aspect of our environment. Utopias Bach, a creative collective,invites you to explore personal and communal relationships to the human and more-than-human world during their residency. Joe Roberts is an artist, metalworker, and environment sector strategist, and presents ‘Everywhere at once and nowhere in particular’ centred on the last remaining Yew tree at the site of Eglwys Llanfair Garth Branan, the medieval church that sat in the grounds of Bangor University. During Molly Macleod’s residency, she will explore the rare Menai Whitebeam, a critically endangered species of tree which is only found in a small area by the shore of the Menai Strait, in the Nant Porth Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSI).
Contributors from Bangor University include, Amy Gresham and Heli Gittins (+ Coed Lleol) from the School of Natural Sciences, Anna Monnereau and Lucy Finchett-Maddock from the School of History, Law and Social Sciences, Kathryn Davies from the School of Ocean Sciences / Treborth Botanic Gardens, Catherine Walker and Kate Randall from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Caleb Nichols + Briony Collins, Lina Davitt, Judith Samuel, Sarah Pogoda and Zoë Skoulding from the School of Arts, Culture and Language.
A special display ‘For Dom, Bruno & the Amazon’ will also be presented, in memory of the journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who were murdered last year while researching the Amazon.
The exhibition will open on Friday 3 March, 5.30pm with live performances as well as artwork and research. A programme of events will be held over the coming months, with children’s workshops, poetry performances and Art Kiosk Night. More information on all the events can be seen here: https://www.pontio.co.uk/online/article/AtEichCoed
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SINEMA PONTIO YN CYFLWYNO CYFRES SABBATH Y GWRACHOD DROS CALAN GAEAF
Mae Sinema Pontio, mewn partneriaeth ag Off y Grid a phrosiect Gwnaed yng Nghymru Hwb Ffilm Cymru yn uno i gyflwyno rhaglen o ffilmiau arbennig ar gyfer Calan Gaeaf, sef Sabbath y Gwarchod o 28 – 31 Hydref.
Mae ffilmiau arswyd wedi hen brofi eu hunain fel un o’r genres ffilm mwyaf adnabyddus y byd sinema. Ymunwch â ni wrth inni ddathlu ac ymchwilio dyfeisgarwch a’r dychymyg sydd i’w weld mewn ffilmiau arswyd diweddar gyda rhaglen eang o ffilmiau, sydd â phwyslais arbennig ar deitlau sy’n archwilio arswyd a’r wrach Gymreig, gan gynnwys teitlau #GwnaedYngNghymru – Gwledd ac I Am Not a Witch. Yn ogystal, bydd y rhaglen yn archwilio datblygiad a hanes cymeriad y wrach mewn ffilm, llenyddiaeth a hanes Cymru.
Cewch gyfle i fwynhau ffurfiau traddodiadol byd y ffilm arswyd, sef y Double Bill a manteisio ar naws Calan Gaeaf y rhaglen. Mae cyfres Double Bill y byd arswyd yn cynnig profiad gwylio erchyll, amrywiol, brawychus a diddorol fydd yn diddanu ac yn ysgogi dadl a thrafodaeth. Byddwn yn dathlu talent Cymreig y gorffennol a’r presennol mewn double bill - The Medusa Touch, gyda Richard Burton a Saint Maud gyda Morfydd Clark, cyn archwilio’r cysylltiadau cudd a serebal sy’n bodoli rhwng gwaith David Lynch, Gwenno a gwaith arbrofol yr arloeswraig ffilm Maya Deren. Bydd GWLEDD yn dychwelyd i’n sinema yn dilyn ei ryddhad fis Awst, yn ogystal â dangosiadau o’r gwefreiddiol Suspiria (1977) a The Love Witch (2016).
Uchafbwynt ein rhaglen Sabbath y Gwrachod fydd dau bodlediad byw, am ddim yn ein sinema. I ddechrau bydd Mari Elen Jones, podledydd arobryn yn croesawu’r gwneuthurwr ffilmiau Ffion Pritchard mewn pennod byd o Gwrachod Heddiw, ble byddant yn trafod y wrach Gymreig fodern. I ddilyn bydd dangosiad o’r ffilm fer Annwyn.
Off y Grid sy’n gwesteio’r ail bodlediad gyda Dr Nia Edwards-Behi (Gŵyl Ffilmiau Arswyd Ryngwladol Abertoir) yn cyflwyno gyda Mahara Sterling (awdur Welsh Witchcraft, a chyflwynydd podlediad The Welsh Witch) yn edrych ar hanes ehangach Gwrachod ar Ffilm, gan archwilio natur a rôl portreadau o’r fath o ferched fel ‘gwrachod’ mewn hanes sinematig. I ddilyn byddwn yn dangos y ffilm ddiweddar Lux Aeterna gyda Charlotte Gainsbourg a Beatrice Dalle.
Bydd Sabbath y Gwrachod, yn cael ei gynnal yn Sinema Pontio o ddydd Gwener 28 Hydref tan ddydd Llun 31 Hydref. Mae tocynnau ar gael o pontio.co.uk neu drwy ffonio 01248 38 28 28. Am y rhaglen lawn, ewch i: https://www.pontio.co.uk/online/article/22Gwrachod
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JOIN SINEMA PONTIO’S FIRST WITCHES’ SABBATH SERIES THIS HALLOWEEN
Sinema Pontio in partnership with Off Y Grid and Film Hub Wales’ Made in Wales project, bring a feast of films this Halloween to the big screen in a special series, Witches’ Sabbath from 28 – 31 October.
The horror film being one of cinema’s greatest and most popular movie genres join us as we celebrate and investigate the ingenuity and imagination to be found in recent horror films, with a wide-ranging Halloween film programme, with a programme of Welsh Horror and Witch themed titles, including home-grown #MadeInWalestitles, Gwledd and I Am Not A Witch. In addition, the series will explore ethe development and history of the character of the Witch in the long history of film, literature and Welsh history.
The programme adopts traditional Horror forms such as double-bills and Halloween tie-ins. The double bills will offer horrifically varied and gruesomely interesting viewing experiences that will entertain and provoke debate and discussion. From celebrating Welsh talent, both past and present with a double bill of The Medusa Touch starring Richard Burton and Saint Maud starring Morfydd Clark, to exploring the more hidden and cerebral connections that exist between the work of David Lynch, Gwenno and experimental film pioneer Maya Deren. GWLEDD, returns for a screening following it’s release in August as well as the thrilling Suspiria (1977) and The Love Witch (2016).
Join our Witches’ Sabbath highlight events as we embrace the live podcast in the Cinema in two separate and free podcast sessions. Award-winning podcaster Mari Elen Jones, invites guest film-maker Ffion Pritchard in a live podcast of Gwrachod Heddiw as they discuss the modern Welsh witch followed by a premiere of the short film Annwn.
Off y Grid will host our second podcast session, as Dr Nia Edwards-Behi (of Abertoir International Horror Film Festival) and Mahara Starling (Author of Welsh Witchcraft, and host of The Welsh Witch podcast) look at the wider history of Witches in Cinema, probing the nature and role of such portrayals of women as ‘Witches’ in cinematic history. Followed by a screening of Lux Aeterna starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beatrice Dalle.
Sinema Pontio’s Witches’ Sabbath is held in Pontio’s Cinema from Friday 28 October until Monday 31 October. Tickets are available at pontio.co.uk or on 01248 38 28 28. For full film programme please visit: https://www.pontio.co.uk/online/article/22Gwrachod
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5 sioe i weld yn Pontio, Bangor yr Hydref hwn!
Mae tymor yr Hydref ar fin cyrraedd, ac mae gwledd o adloniant yn aros amdanoch yn Pontio dros y misoedd nesaf!
Dyma'r 5 sioe y dylech ei weld y tymor hwn!
Gŵyl Goncrit
10.09.22
Diwrnod o ddigwyddiadau i'r teulu cyfan yn Pontio - dewch i fwynhau perfformiadau am ddim yn y gofodau cyhoeddus, gweithdy syrcas, ffilm E.T, A Shed Load of Comedy, Qwerin, gig Yws Gwynedd a mwy!
Manylion ac amserlen llawn yma
Catrin Finch + Seckou Keita
14.10.22
Bydd y ddeuawd gwobrwyedig Catrin Finch a Seckou Keita yn teithio’r DU yn 2022 i ddathlu rhyddhau eu trydydd albwm ECHO, buddugoliaeth dyner partneriaeth gerddorol hynod sy’n cyfuno Cymru a Senegal, telyn a kora, y clasurol a’r traddodiadol, diwylliannau gwahanol a dynoliaeth gyffredin.
Tocynnau ar gael, ond yn mynd yn sydyn! Yma
Tylwyth
28+29.10.2022
Cynhyrchiad Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru a Theatr y Sherman.
Ddeng mlynedd ers y ddrama glodwiw ac arloesol Llwyth, mae Aneurin, Rhys, Gareth a Dada yn ôl mewn drama newydd, dyner a direidus gan Daf James. Gan daflu golwg grafog ar gariad, teulu a chyfeillgarwch, mae Tylwyth yn cynnig sylwebaeth feiddgar a phryfoclyd ar y Gymru gyfoes.
Bachwch docynnau yma
SHOWSTOPPER! The Improvised Musical
18.11.2022
Comedi gerddorol ddigymell ar ei gorau - o'r West End i Pontio!
Wedi deuddeg mlynedd fel ffenomen hynod boblogaidd yn Edinburgh Fringe, cyfres BBC Radio 4, rhediad y West End sydd wedi derbyn canmoliaeth uchel a Gwobr Olivier i'w henw, mae The Showstoppers wedi plesio cynulleidfaoedd ar draws y byd gyda’u cyfuniad dyfeisgar o gomedi a theatr gerdd digymell.
Peidiwch â cholli allan, tocynnau ar gael yma
Rich Hall: Shot From Canons
16.12.2022
Mae’r negeseuwr trawsatlantig o Montana yn ei ôl gyda rantiau newydd, sylwadau ffraeth, setiau cerddorol gwefreiddiol a’i allu aruthrol i wneud i chi chwerthin dros bob man mewn dim o amser. Byddwch yn talu am y sedd gyfan, ond dim ond ymyl y sedd fydd ei hangen arnoch.
Gwerthu'n sydyn - archebwch nawr!
Y digwyddiadau hyn ddim yn mynd â'ch bryd? Mae llwyth ymlaen y tymor hwn gan gynnwys Ballet Cymru, Mared Williams, N'Famady Kouyate, Shôn-Dale Jones, sioeau i blant a mwy! Heb anghofio'r sinema ac arddangosfeydd celf. Ewch draw i pontio.co.uk i gael golwg!
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5 must-see shows at Pontio, Bangor this Autumn!
Autumn is fast approaching, and we have a season of delights waiting for you at Pontio over the coming months!
Here our our top 5 must-see shows!
Gŵyl Goncrit
10.09.2022
A whole day of event for the whole family - come and enjoy free performances in the public spaces, a circus workshop, E.T in the cinema, A Shed Load of Comedy, Qwerin, Yws Gwynedd gig and more!
See full programme and tickets here
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
14.10.2022
Multi-award winning duo Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita tour the UK in 2022 to celebrate the release of their third album ECHO, the tender triumph of an extraordinary musical partnership that combines Wales and Senegal, harp and kora, the classical and traditional, different cultures and common humanity.
Book your tickets here
Tylwyth
28+29.10.22
A Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Sherman Theatre production
Ten years on from the trail-blazing and award-winning Llwyth, 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.
More information and tickets here
SHOWSTOPPER! The Improvised Musical
18.11.2022
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End and now heading to Pontio!
With twelve years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
Tickets available here
Rich Hall: Shot From Canons
16.12.22
Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling musical interludes and an ever-formidable knack for laughs on the fly. You’ll pay for the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge of it.
Tickets are going fast! Book now to avoid disappointment!
Fancy something else? We have a whole range of events on this Autumn including, Ballet Cymru, Mared Williams, N'Famady Kouyate, Shôn Dale-Jones, family shows and more! Go to pontio.co.uk to see all our events, including cinema screenings and art exhibitions.
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Mendelssohn and North Wales
Next month we will be welcoming the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra back to Pontio. The orchestra will present a varied program including Double Concerto, Op.88 for violin and viola by Bruch, Symphony No. 36 in C major K.425 "Linz" by Mozart and Mendelssohn's world-famous symphony, Scottish Symphony, Op .56. Here is a bit more about the third composer and the Welsh leg of his tour of Britain, which inspired his third symphony.
Felix Mendelssohn composed his third symphony Op.56, during his tour of Britain in 1829 and called the work "Scottish Symphony" after being inspired while staying at Holyrood, Edinburgh. Although the piece's connection with Scotland is obvious, did you know that Mendelssohn visited North Wales during the same period?
Despite only a few weeks visiting, North Wales impressed Mendelssohn both positively and negatively. A letter sent to his parents in Berlin from Llangollen on 25 August 1929 shows that Mendelssohn was not enthralled by folk music in Wales quite unlike many of us, he says:
Here I am in Wales, and, heaven help us! A harper sits in the hall of every reputable tavern incessantly playing so-called folk melodies – that is to say, dreadful, vulgar, out-of-tune trash with a hurdy-gurdy going at the same time! It has given me toothache already. Anyone who, like myself, can’t stand Beethoven’s national songs ought to come to Wales and hear them bellowed by rough nasal voices to the crudest accompaniment – and then try to keep his temper.
He spent time staying with the Taylor family in Rhydymwyn near Mold and became good friends with the family's three daughters. The family lived between Coed Du Hall and their London home where Mendelssohn visited them every time he stayed in London. He became so close to the ladies that he composed a piece for piano one movement for each, 'Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices' (Op. 16). (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMClmq413io)
In a letter to his parents on 10 September 1829 he wrote:
My stay with the Taylors was one of those periods that will forever remain enshrined in my memory. My spirit almost bursts into flower to think of it, and I shall never forget the meadows, the forest herbs or the pebbles in the babbling brook. We have, I think, struck up a friendship, and I am exceedingly fond of the girls. I even believe they are kindly disposed toward me, for we had a merry time together. Incidentally, it is to them that I owe three of my best piano pieces.
He moved further west and visited Conwy. In addition to music, Mendelssohn loved sketching and there are examples of his time in North Wales in the sketchbook in his collection at the Bodleian libraries of Oxford University. See the well-known view of Conwy Castle as well as two views from his walks along the coast.
One can assume that Mendelssohn was traveling to Bangor where he was to travel to the Emerald Isle after crossing the Menai Straits. Due to inclement weather he had to stay overnight on the mainland and spent a night at the George Hotel which is now part of the Bangor University Normal Site campus. Although Symphony No 3 is the “Scottish symphony” it is apt for it to be performed here in Bangor 193 years since the composers visit to the area.
by Seren Haf Jones
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday 29 April, 7.30pm
Theatr Bryn Terfel, Pontio
pontio.co.uk / 01248 38 28 28
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