Review Archive
[Editor’s note: Jennifer Shennan is a dancer, choreographer, dance writer and teacher, and historian. https://michellepotter.org/about-michelle/about-jennifer/ ]
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
NZSD Graduation Season (Tradition) 2018
Wellington
21/11/2018 - 01/12/2018
"Tradition - life as a dancer..
"A varied and entertaining showcase..
Between Two
Auckland
05/10/2018 - 13/10/2018
"The queues should be round the block..
"Between Two – an intimate glimpse into thresholds of being and not being..
Black Grace CRYING MEN
Auckland, Porirua
06/09/2018 - 21/09/2018
"Black Grace + Friends..
"Polish and panache..
THE FLAMENCO PROJECT
Wellington
22/03/2018 - 23/03/2018
"Little show huge in impact..
LOST + FOUND [dances of exile]
Auckland
06/10/2017 - 07/10/2017
"Fragments and memories..
"Revitalisation and displacement..
LOBSTERS
Wellington, Nelson
21/10/2017 - 15/10/2018
"Passionate emotions surrealised..
"A brilliant exploration of the surreal..
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NZ School of Dance 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRADUATION SEASON
Wellington
24/11/2017 - 25/11/2017
"Panache, precision, poignancy ... and period pieces..
"Classical ballet legacy and contemporary excitement..
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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SPEED OF LIGHT
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
26/02/2016 - 16/03/2016
"Wow - such discipline and attention to detail..
"Delivering powerhouse performances..
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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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KIRI
Auckland, Wanaka
07/10/2014 - 07/04/2017
"Conceptually intriguing, culturally significant, highly engaging..
"Kiri opens Tempo Festival 2014..
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Stones in Her Mouth
Wellington
04/03/2014 - 05/03/2014
"Wrapped in a cloak of secret power..
La Curva - Israel Galvan
Wellington
27/02/2014 - 02/03/2014
"Review: La Curva..
"A mysterious, powerful, unpredictable dance..
BLOOM
Wellington
09/02/2014 - 09/02/2014
"Topsy turvy figures..
Swan Lake - The Royal NZ Ballet
Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland
18/07/2013 - 05/05/2024
"Freshness and immediacy of a newly minted work..
"Sumptuous production..
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Satvika - Forms of the Formless
Christchurch, Wellington
05/10/2012 - 26/05/2013
"Mutable and marvellous..
"Joyous craftsmanship..
Fatu Na Toto - Planted Seeds
Wellington, Auckland
18/02/2013 - 12/10/2013
"Samoan dance theatre a moving experience..
"Harnessing the old and the new to enlarge the world..
The Nothing
Wellington
11/10/2012 - 13/10/2012
"More like David Attenborough than Sigmund Freud..
"Nothing-ness..
Giselle
Wellington, Christchurch, Invercargill, Dunedin, Auckland
07/11/2012 - 02/12/2012
"Giselle - a truly magnificent production..
"A privilege to be part of..
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The Tower Season of Cinderella
Global, Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Wellington
02/08/2012 - 19/04/2020
"Onwards to the Ball..
"Cinderella – A delight for all ages..
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Au Revoir by Whitireia Performing Arts
Wellington
14/06/2012 - 16/06/2012
"Works a triumph of movement and costuming..
Leaps and Sounds
Wellington
16/06/2012 - 16/06/2012
"Performers at sparkling best in twin treat..
"Delivering under pressure..
Rock The Ballet
Wellington, Auckland
06/06/2012 - 16/06/2012
"The Bad Boys of Dance (= guilty pleasures)..
"Stunning, if a little shallow..
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