Review Archive
Ann Hunt has written about and reviewed dance for the Evening Post, Dominion, Sunday Star Times, DANZ Magazine, Theatreview and various other publications. Currently she is the dance reviewer for the DominionPost and Theatreview links to her reviews there.
Ann worked for some years as a freelance actor in Wellington, including two and a half years with the Theatre-in-education group Town and Country Players under the directorship of Murray Edmond. A professional storyteller, trained teacher and Children and Young Adults Librarian, Ann worked in various Wellington Libraries for many years. After moving to the Kapiti Coast, she worked from 2001-2008 as the Children and Young Adults Librarian at Waikanae Library.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
BALANCING POINT
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
16/08/2018 - 29/08/2018
"Contrasting works danced superbly..
"Rewarding double bill..
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STRENGTH AND GRACE
Wellington
17/08/2018 - 18/08/2018
"Suffrage Embodied..
"RNZB impresses with Strength & Grace..
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MEREMERE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne
14/10/2016 - 13/10/2019
"Weaves text, movement, light and sound in startling and compelling ways..
"Life-enhancing encounters..
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Once Upon A Dance
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Paekākāriki, Wellington
04/03/2018 - 11/10/2018
"A strong, joyous, survivor message..
"Dancing lives brought together..
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WHARE
Wellington
06/06/2018 - 09/06/2018
"Message of self worth..
"Ecstatic reception..
STOMP
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland
09/05/2018 - 27/05/2018
"Energetic, entertaining, enjoyable..
"Grounded, gritty exuberance and infectious rhythms..
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TWINKLE
Wellington
24/04/2018 - 28/04/2018
"Adorable, funny, fascinating..
"Keeping the child alive within us all..
OrphEus – a dance opera
Auckland, Wellington
08/03/2018 - 17/03/2018
"A fittingly grand production..
"OrphEus is a diving delight..
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BETROFFENHEIT
Wellington
03/03/2018 - 04/03/2018
"Brings audience face to face with shock, trauma and grief..
"A world of existential anguish and hallucinogenic physicality..
THE PIANO The Ballet
Dunedin, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Wellington
23/02/2018 - 28/03/2018
"Divine duets and perfect partnering..
"Ballet unfolds with almost cinematic fluidity..
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ONCE
Wellington, Auckland
08/09/2017 - 08/10/2017
"Testing the mettle of creative contributors..
"Solo choreographies a tribute to talented graduates..
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THE CREAMERY
Hamilton, Nelson, Havelock North, Wellington, Tauranga
05/07/2017 - 03/03/2019
"A Romeo and Juliet of Cheesemakers..
"Rich with conflict and all things messy..
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Mana Wahine
Hamilton, Rotorua, Auckland, Dunedin, Napier, Wellington
15/02/2014 - 26/06/2016
"Two years after debut, Mana Wahine still an unforgettable performance..
"Embracing the inherent power of mana wahine as a collective force..
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HĀKARI: DINNER PARTY
Otaki, Wellington, Auckland
15/05/2016 - 09/10/2016
"Giving life to stories through their dancing bodies..
"Colourful but colour blind performance executed with humility and aroha..
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LUMINA
Auckland, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Christchurch, Nelson
19/08/2015 - 23/05/2018
"Precision, passion and athleticism..
"Stunning!..
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THE WIZARD OF OZ
Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland, Napier
04/05/2016 - 12/06/2016
"Artistic licence provokes sighs..
"Women are the standouts in the Wizard of Oz..
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NOW 2016
Dunedin, Invercargill, Auckland, Wellington
15/04/2016 - 01/05/2016
"Spontaneity, self-absorption, petulance, and promise..
"Disparity in delivery..
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CAFÉ MÜLLER / THE RITE OF SPRING
Wellington
17/03/2016 - 20/03/2016
"Unforgettable..
"Living works of performance history, here in Wellington..
COMPLEXITY OF BELONGING
Wellington
11/03/2016 - 13/03/2016
"Stomping, adulatory reception..
"Over-powering force and incredible beauty..
THE KISS INSIDE
Auckland, Wanaka, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
16/04/2015 - 05/03/2016
"Transcendant, meditative..
"Simmering vignettes of the search for ecstasy..
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WHO ARE WE NOW
Wellington
26/02/2016 - 01/03/2016
"A very entertaining, high-energy show..
"A joy-producing machine..
THE WINE PROJECT (2017)
Nelson, Tauranga, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Auckland, Havelock North, Wairarapa
18/10/2015 - 21/10/2017
"Bouquet charms, teases, taunts and celebrates..
"Expanding our minds and pleasure receptors..
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