Review Archive
Chris Jannides (PhD) was the founder of the pioneering NZ dance company Limbs. Chris then went on to create a second company in Australia, Darc Swan, whose focus was primarily dance-in-education. On returning to New Zealand, he was Head of Dance at Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts in Auckland for 9 years before relocating to the UK to complete a practice-based PhD. His doctorate produced a system called the bodymAPP, which is a movement improvisation tool derived from a close analysis of pedestrian activity. Now living in Wellington, Chris is a full-time movement tutor at Toi Whakaari, the NZ Drama School, where he is developing its movement curriculum, as well as using his doctoral research as a teaching tool for the training of both actors and dancers.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
ONEPU
Wellington, Christchurch
19/07/2019 - 03/08/2019
"Deep local connections..
"Rippling wind at the rim of the world..
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DISCOTHEQUE
Wellington
19/03/2019 - 23/03/2019
"Crowd-pleasingly cliched commentary..
"Exploring the female stereotype..
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WHARE
Wellington
06/06/2018 - 09/06/2018
"Message of self worth..
"Ecstatic reception..
SWAN LAKE / LOCH NA hEALA
Wellington
14/03/2018 - 17/03/2018
"The apolitical made political - dance theatre with a social bite..
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..
LOBSTERS
Wellington, Nelson
21/10/2017 - 15/10/2018
"Passionate emotions surrealised..
"A brilliant exploration of the surreal..
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THE ABSURDITY OF HUMANITY
New Plymouth, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
24/08/2016 - 20/09/2017
"From the jocular to the jugular and beyond.....
"Poignant moments of tenderness..
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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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LICK MY PAST
Wellington, Auckland
06/06/2017 - 01/07/2017
"fragments, a family album..
"An intimate and comedic journey..
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FABRICATE (2017)
Wellington, Dunedin
02/03/2017 - 13/03/2017
"A tight and entangling work..
"Testing grounds..
INCOGNITO and SUBSEQUENT SLAVERY
Wellington
20/02/2017 - 22/02/2017
"Plastic animation vs technical chic..
FEELING GROOVY
Wellington
14/02/2017 - 15/02/2017
"Thoughtful, ambitious experiment still feeling its way..
MANU and WEARING MY MAP - Double Bill
Porirua
02/12/2016 - 03/12/2016
"Strong contrasts in Measina double bill..
Aumaga & Shel We? double bill
Porirua
01/12/2016 - 03/12/2016
"Male energy to the max, humour to the fore..
THE FENCE
Wellington
15/09/2016 - 24/09/2016
"Undoubted expertise under-challenged..
SHAOLIN WARRIORS
Wellington, Auckland
31/08/2016 - 11/09/2016
"Beauty, elegance, storytelling, humour, amazing kung fu artistry..
SCOPE - NZSD Choreographic Season 2016
Wellington
20/05/2016 - 28/05/2016
"A beautiful celebration of physical prowess and artistry..
"FUSIONS OF LIFE..
CASTLES
Wellington, Auckland
12/02/2016 - 03/03/2017
"Defying normal choreographic logic..
"Schizophrenic, enigmatic and perplexing yet rivetting..
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TITLED
Wellington
12/04/2016 - 16/04/2016
"This work is absolutely necessary for new growth and originality to emerge..
"Self-defeating or worth your risk?..
*NZSD GRADUATION SEASON 2015
Wellington
18/11/2015 - 28/11/2015
"SHINE IN ABUNDANCE, BUT WE WANT MORE..
"A real graduation gala..
WHITIREIA PERFORMING ARTS GRADUATION SEASON 2015
Wellington
10/11/2015 - 13/11/2015
"Proud. Slick. Spirited..
30FORWARD- Footnote New Zealand Dance
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Tauranga, Wairarapa
28/07/2015 - 30/10/2015
"Searching, experimenting and yearning choreography..
"Memorable and spirited celebration of 30 years of Footnote..
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SAMARPANA - An offering through dance
Wellington
31/07/2015 - 02/08/2015
"Vivek Kinra & Mudra Dance Company in Samarpana..
"Superb artistry and precision of Bharata-Natyam..
