Review Archive
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.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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, 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...
MANUFACT
Wellington
01/03/2022 - 05/03/2022
"‘Are we living in an artificial simulation?’..
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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The Professio(nah)ls
Wellington
18/02/2022 - 23/02/2022
"Eerie and discombobulating..
"A cohesive bunch of ‘mess’ makers..
SUBLIME INTERLUDES
Wellington
16/02/2022 - 20/02/2022
"A tumble of finely etched images and ripples of movement..



