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 Dominion 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.
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, 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...
More reviews
Wellington
02/05/2023 - 05/05/2023
"The little people in the audience were enthralled..
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…..
26/03/2023 - 26/03/2023
"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...
22/02/2023 - 26/02/2023
"The feel of rimu needles in my hair; the taste of gorse flowers; the pull of gravity on a slope..
Paraparaumu, Wairarapa, Hamilton, Christchurch
23/02/2023 - 11/03/2023
"This is one of the stronger programmes of recent years...
"Blend of tradition and the avant-garde, with something to offer audiences...
"A dazzling orange shawl flares around her articulate torso like a flickering flame..
21/02/2023 - 25/02/2023
"Beyond the sexy strut, beyond a flat silhouette captured in a mirror...
Auckland, Global
03/06/2022 - 26/06/2022
"Uku – Behind the Canvas is exceptional, chthonic, primordial...
"Remarkable language of movement...
12/05/2022 - 29/05/2022
"Smorgasbord of short dance works that will cater to everyone’s taste...
05/05/2022 - 07/05/2022
"A thoughtful, logical journey..
29/04/2022 - 30/04/2022
"Free ranging frankness...
07/04/2022 - 30/07/2022
"Undoing - a plethora of dance conventions..
"Raises laughs, opens emotions, alerts us to human possibilities and frailties..
26/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Epic Te Reo Māori physical whakapapa opera...
06/03/2022 - 07/03/2022
"Stylish Aesthetic..
20/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Charming Funny and Human..
"Analyse for deeper meaning or simply enjoy first-class dance and humour..
18/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Feel connected, thankfully, to a wider community..
02/03/2022 - 03/03/2022
"Crisp offering that spills out with the joy...
01/03/2022 - 05/03/2022
"‘Are we living in an artificial simulation?’..
21/02/2022 - 21/02/2022
"Assured, complex, original and beautiful work..
"Mature artistry at the highest level...
18/02/2022 - 23/02/2022
"Eerie and discombobulating...
"A cohesive bunch of ‘mess’ makers...
16/02/2022 - 20/02/2022
"A tumble of finely etched images and ripples of movement..
