Review Archive
Jennifer Nikolai (PhD) is a contemporary dance practitioner, researcher, and Senior Lecturer. Her studio-based, emergent methodology informs live and digital interactivity in performance making and staging. Her research spans mobile camera improvisation, Motion Capture and Virtual Reality within the practice of pedagogical critique across a range of tertiary teaching contexts. Jennifer is a member of SPRINZ and she conducts research in Canada and New Zealand, her country of origin and her country of residence, respectfully. Jennifer lectures and supervises postgraduate research students in the School of Sport and Recreation and in the School of Art and Design at Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. She has been contributing to Theatreview since May 2010. Find out more: https://aut.academia.edu/JenniferNikolai
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Strasbourg 1518
Wellington, Auckland
12/03/2020 - 28/03/2021
"Mystery and Frenzy..
"Powerful ruminations on the original event and our current situation..
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Astrolabe-whakaterenga (pounamu)
Wellington
20/02/2021 - 21/02/2021
"Each of the three films occupies their own space, evocative, immersive and cinematic...
EDWA 2020: Assistir árvores
Auckland
05/12/2020 - 05/12/2020
"Language to land, the land, landing, landscape… landed..
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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AXIS - anatomy of space
Auckland, Dunedin
22/03/2017 - 22/06/2017
"All-encompassing engagement..
"Celestial inspiration..
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THE KID'S SHOW (2016)
Auckland
09/10/2016 - 09/10/2016
"Bright stars in the making..
SRINGARAM
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland
10/10/2015 - 08/10/2016
"An exquisite performance full of surprises..
"Emotive, animated, visceral, alluring - extraordinary..
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OneOne
Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland
03/10/2014 - 15/10/2015
"The Heart of it is Light..
"Dance Notation of the Universe..
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Peace and Love in Africa
Auckland
19/10/2014 - 19/10/2014
"Drumming, singing, playing, dancing..
VIRTUOSI
Auckland, Wellington
20/03/2013 - 17/05/2013
"NZ dancers in their element, writ large..
"Eloquent and beautiful dance documentary..
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Timedance and Soma Songs
Christchurch, Auckland
17/09/2012 - 17/10/2012
"Accolades well-deserved..
"Sophisticated, timeless and international in scope..
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Pina Bausch-film
Auckland
08/10/2010 - 08/10/2010
"Tepid eulogy falls short of its subject’s brilliance..
Rhythm is It - film
Auckland
08/10/2010 - 08/10/2010
"The necessity of dance..
