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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. 

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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 - 05/07/2025

"Compelling and delightfully entertaining for all ages..

"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, Wanaka, Auckland

26/03/2023 - 13/04/2025

"… a quieting peace washes over us all …..

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

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Resisting Extinction

Wellington

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..

Tutus on Tour 2023

Raumati, 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...

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FLAMENCODANZA

Wellington

22/02/2023 - 26/02/2023

"A dazzling orange shawl flares around her articulate torso like a flickering flame..

LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE

Wellington

21/02/2023 - 25/02/2023

"Beyond the sexy strut, beyond a flat silhouette captured in a mirror...

Night Light

Auckland, Global, Rotorua, Hamilton

03/06/2022 - 17/08/2023

"Presented to a full house in Hamilton..

"Joy of watching the contrasting sequences, and the range of connecting movements..

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Ballet Bites

Global

12/05/2022 - 29/05/2022

"Smorgasbord of short dance works that will cater to everyone’s taste..

Stranded Pieces

Wellington

05/05/2022 - 07/05/2022

"A thoughtful, logical journey..

An Honest Conversation

Wellington

29/04/2022 - 30/04/2022

"Free ranging frankness...

UNDOING

Wellington

07/04/2022 - 30/07/2022

"Undoing - a plethora of dance conventions..

"Raises laughs, opens emotions, alerts us to human possibilities and frailties..

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Waiwhakaata - Reflections in the Water

Global

26/03/2022 - 27/03/2022

"Epic Te Reo Māori physical whakapapa opera...

Queen of Shades

Global

06/03/2022 - 07/03/2022

"Stylish Aesthetic..

Artefact - How to Behave in a Museum

Global, Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth

20/03/2022 - 12/10/2023

"ENJOYMENT CURATED TO PERFECTION..

"Charming Funny and Human..

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Full Moon Folk Ball

Global

18/03/2022 - 27/03/2022

"Feel connected, thankfully, to a wider community..

H.Y.P.E - HOW YOU PERCEIVE ENERGY

Wellington

02/03/2022 - 03/03/2022

"Crisp offering that spills out with the joy...

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