Lyne Pringle

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Lyne Pringle began reviewing dance for Theatreview in the early years of the site, as a frequent contributor until stepping into the dance reviewer role for The Post in 2019. In 2021 she followed Raewyn White into the role of Dance Editor.

As well as writing for other publications, Lyne teaches dance studies at the New Zealand School of Dance, is an oral historian for the New Zealand Dance Archive and a member of the Artistic Advisory Panel for Footnote New Zealand Dance. 

Lyne Pringle's reviews

BELLE - a performance of air.

Wellington

21/02/2022 - 17/03/2024

"Stunning lighting design offers many a trompe l’oeil ..

"Must see performance!..

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WHENUA

Wellington, Auckland

08/03/2024 - 12/04/2024

"The dislocations of contemporary life..

"Questions identity and ties to land...

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EMBRACE

Wellington

29/02/2024 - 02/03/2024

"Imbued with a generosity..
Show do café

Wellington

28/02/2024 - 02/03/2024

"Nothing like a good brew..
Jungle Book re-imagined

Wellington

23/02/2024 - 25/02/2024

"How prescient was Kipling..

"Glorious dance artists..

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Hatupatu | Kurungaituku: A Forbidden Love

Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Rotorua

20/02/2024 - 17/03/2024

"Ngā Pūrākau (myths) are driving forces..

"A Te Ao Māori lens..

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Mesmerous

Wellington

16/02/2024 - 25/02/2024

"A murmuration of group intent..
IDIOM

Wellington

01/12/2023 - 23/12/2023

"A fun evening out! Go see it! ..
FEATHER MESSAGES: THE ONES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

Wellington

04/11/2023 - 04/11/2023

"Birds, being trans, being between cultures, language...
ALEXA WILSON VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED 5 VIDEOS OVER 20 YEARS

Wellington

01/11/2023 - 05/11/2023

"Consciousness in a stream, searching for a visa...
AGAINST EMBODIMENT: ANTI-HUMAN GARBAGE IN A FOREST OF NIHIL

Wellington

03/11/2023 - 03/11/2023

"Re-mattered matter threatening to spew..
HANSEL AND GRETEL (RNZB)

Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin

06/11/2019 - 29/10/2023

"Serious themes at the heart...

"Vale Jon T. Thank you...

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Platinum

Wellington

13/10/2023 - 13/10/2023

"Well-chosen title for this single performance..

"Scintillating, suave, saucy, debonair..

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Zenith

Wellington

05/09/2023 - 09/09/2023

"Dynamic, crisp movements and a kaleidoscope of emotions..
TOMO - 2023

Auckland, Hamilton

02/08/2023 - 19/08/2023

"Cosmic space where death and life have no edges nor beginning and end. ..

"Movement magicians at the heart of things..
Lightscapes

Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

27/07/2023 - 12/08/2023

"Dancers dancers dancers you are symbolic and meaningful. ..

"Entering its eighth decade the company is clearly in good heart..

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The Emperor's New Clothes 2023

Wellington

21/06/2023 - 01/07/2023

"Dense and complex work and easy to get lost along the way..
Arawhata

Wellington, Hastings

16/06/2023 - 21/10/2023

"Journey to Queer empowerment through performance..

"Many skilled and sensational performers..
Romeo and Juliet 2023

Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North

04/05/2023 - 03/06/2023

"A gripping romantic tale...

"Devote attention to the company’s past as well as to its future...

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The Tantrum

Wellington

02/05/2023 - 05/05/2023

"The little people in the audience were enthralled..
FIRESTARTER: THE STORY OF BANGARRA

Global

07/03/2023 - 26/03/2023

"Their path as cultural leaders seemed fated, inevitable. They had found their ‘ mob of survival’ and took charge of…..
Tōrua

Wellington, Nelson

26/03/2023 - 28/10/2023

"Each has a solo, virtuosic, dynamic, detailed, delicate, surprising...

"The work feels instinctual, spiritual, a poignant moment in a backdrop of urban business and carnival atmosphere...