Review Archive
Raewyn Whyte was Editor (Dance) for Theatreview and managed the dance reviewers network nationally until 2021. She has been a freelance arts writer since 1983, reviewing dance and theatre in New Zealand and Canada. She is a regular contributor to DANZ Magazine and Radio NZ arts programming, and was formerly a regular contributor to the NZ Herald and NZ Listener, and a weekly columnist for The Georgia Straight (Vancouver). A dancer who turned to writing about dance as a better way to understand the way choreography communicates meaning to an audience, she has an MA from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, Canada where her research examined the development, scope and limits of contemporary dance criticism in North America, 1880-1990. She is a member of IAPWE (International Association of Professional Writers and Editors), an indexer, and remote copy editor for BookSprints Limited. She was a Theatreview Trustee and was an Executive member of the New Theatre Initiative who built Q Theatre in Auckland. She has been writing for Theatreview since 2009. Raewyn now lives in the Far North and is no longer reviewing dance performance.
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Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
The Ryman Healthcare season of The Sleeping Beauty
Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier
29/10/2020 - 06/12/2020
"An evening at the ballet..
"A ballet with lockdown at its centre..
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UNDERCURRENT
Raumati, Tauranga, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington
24/10/2020 - 12/11/2020
"Blistering new dance works..
"Wariness, disconnection, and partying with careless abandon..
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TAURITE
Global
16/09/2020 - 16/09/2020
"Embracing life's essentials..
SNOW WHITE
Auckland
11/03/2020 - 15/03/2020
"Parental guidance may be necessary..
Manifesto of a Good Cripple
Auckland
29/10/2019 - 31/10/2019
"Happenstance and reverie..
"Reframing a dancing life..
OWLS DO CRY
Oamaru, Auckland
05/10/2019 - 02/11/2019
"Dancing to the Frame of the beat..
"Singing from the Dead Room..
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LEECHES
Auckland
07/06/2019 - 07/06/2019
"Outstanding performances in dance debut..
"Alluring imagery, skilful choreography..
HEMISPHERES
Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington
15/02/2019 - 03/03/2019
"Footnote Dance's collaboration with Chinese company transcends boundaries..
"Connectivity and positive insight..
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Black Grace CRYING MEN
Auckland, Porirua
06/09/2018 - 21/09/2018
"Black Grace + Friends..
"Polish and panache..
GOODBYE NAUGHTON
Auckland
15/06/2018 - 16/06/2018
"Hello Aloalii..
"A questioning of manhood..
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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Akram Khan's Giselle
Auckland
01/03/2018 - 04/03/2018
"A Masterpiece..
"Superb dancing..
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MIDNIGHT
Auckland
23/11/2017 - 23/11/2017
"Ballet in the Sky..
"APO and The Dust Palace an enchanting combination..
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CONTRAST
Greytown, Tauranga, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Havelock North
22/10/2017 - 11/11/2017
"Spellbinding the audience..
"Energy, conviction and intriguing contrasts..
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ORCHIDS
Auckland, Wellington
12/10/2017 - 27/07/2019
"Intricate and surprising and the journey into the feminine is majestically crafted..
"The feminine divine..
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NEXT
Auckland
11/10/2017 - 11/10/2017
"What's next for champion hip-hoppers?..
"A zone of freedom for IDCO..
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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LIMBS@40
Auckland
05/10/2017 - 06/10/2017
"Tempo festival celebrates Limbs@40..
"Historic repertoire reimagined..
NGARO (hidden, out of sight, lost)
Auckland
04/10/2017 - 04/10/2017
"A daring and reflective look into mental illness..
"Ngaro opens Tempo dance festival in fine form..
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VELVET
Auckland, Christchurch
07/09/2017 - 30/09/2017
"Everybody Dance!..
"Slick salute to glittering disco era..
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OTHER [chinese]
Auckland
06/09/2017 - 16/09/2017
"An-Other look at identity..
"Somewhat Agree..
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ROMEO & JULIET - the Royal NZ Ballet 2017
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Napier
16/08/2017 - 24/09/2017
"A grand spectacle..
"Sumptuous styling..
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