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.
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!..
More reviews
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..
New Zealand School of Dance 2021 Graduation Season
Wellington, Paraparaumu
12/11/2021 - 27/11/2021
"Outstanding testament to resilience...
"Dance graduates step into the future with uplifting programme..
More reviews
I’M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU
Wellington
10/03/2021 - 30/10/2021
"A wild gorgeous creature..
"A fabulous, intimate, memorable exploration..
More reviews
Home of the Gods
Wellington
15/10/2021 - 18/10/2021
"Unique and immersive experience...
SUPER,NATURAL
Wellington
06/08/2021 - 09/08/2021
"A playground riot, a whole lot of fun...
The Firebird
Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Auckland
29/07/2021 - 02/09/2021
"The triumph of renewal and creativity over devastation...
"Brave, innovative and welcome..
More reviews
Ciggie Butts in the Sand
Wellington, Auckland
14/07/2021 - 06/03/2024
"Gentle nurturing within a grieving process...
"Planting seeds for impetus? Perhaps...
More reviews
Navarasa
Lower Hutt
02/07/2021 - 04/07/2021
"This cosmic dance..
"A shining beacon in the city’s annual dance program..
More reviews
Faces of Nature
Auckland
11/06/2021 - 12/06/2021
"Urgency to speak to our vulnerabilities..
"A ruckus in the ant hill..
Giselle
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Napier, Dunedin
12/05/2021 - 09/06/2021
"It would have been a mistake, however, to have left at the interval..
"“Ballets are the dreams of poets taken seriously”..
More reviews
The Royal Family NZ Tour 2021
Wellington
29/04/2021 - 29/04/2021
"Strut, limbs flurry and snap, torsos undulate..
Equilibrium
Wellington
09/03/2021 - 13/03/2021
"Opportunity lost?..
Torua
Wellington
19/02/2021 - 20/02/2021
"A ritual that explodes the space beyond expectations..
TROIS GRANDES FUGUES
Wellington
11/03/2020 - 12/03/2020
"Captivating and refreshing..
"Precision and clarity, patterns and pathways..
Strasbourg 1518
Wellington, Auckland
12/03/2020 - 28/03/2021
"Mystery and Frenzy..
"Powerful ruminations on the original event and our current situation..
More reviews
HŌKIOI ME TE VWŌHALI From spirit eagles land
Wellington
12/03/2020 - 14/03/2020
"Full of heart and committed performances..
"Speaks to the heart and soul..
MAM
Wellington
05/03/2020 - 08/03/2020
"A work of layers..
"All in this together..
IN SEARCH OF DINOZORD
Wellington
27/02/2020 - 29/02/2020
"A brave move by festival..
"Responds to atrocity with a creation that reflects man’s inhumanity to man yet gives us hope by its very existence..
القدس JERUSALEM
Wellington
22/02/2020 - 23/02/2020
"Disparate elements come together in a plea for peace..
"Many elements linger..
