Review Archive
Francesca Horsley is an experienced journalist and a lecturer at M.I.T. A qualified dancer and former editor of DANZ Quarterly, she wrote on dance for the New Zealand Listener for several years and co-authored Freedom to Dance, a biography of dance teacher Boukje van Zon.
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
WHENUA
Wellington, Auckland
08/03/2024 - 12/04/2024
"The dislocations of contemporary life..
"Questions identity and ties to land...
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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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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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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..
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Astrolabe - Whakaterenga
Global
21/06/2020 - 21/12/2020
"Multi-layered large-scale exhibition made more negotiable, more personal..
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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ATAMIRA
Auckland
13/12/2017 - 16/12/2017
"Ritual ruminations..
"Ways of knowing death..
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TAUMATA - FOUR NEW WORKS
Auckland
15/10/2016 - 16/10/2016
"New dance works met with applause and cheers..
"Demonstrating strength, depth and finesse..
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CHANGES
Auckland
16/03/2016 - 19/03/2016
"Moving in contested spaces..
"Cross-cultural work ranges from intimate to explosive..
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SIVA
Auckland
06/11/2015 - 07/11/2015
"All that glitters is not gold..
"Mythology, tradition, ritual, inspiration and the pacific..
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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 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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Deca Dance - Batsheva Dance Company
Wellington
21/02/2014 - 24/02/2014
"powerful, engaging commentary on the human condition..
"Superb dance company..
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Finders Keepers
Clyde, Central Otago, Christchurch, Wanaka
28/04/2009 - 26/07/2009
"Caged by desire and rage..
"Love’s flutter suffocated..
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Romeo & Juliet
Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington
18/07/2008 - 24/08/2008
"Thought-provoking and emotional experience..
"All elements in harmony..
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