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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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Old Tricks New Dogs
Auckland
08/08/2017 - 12/08/2017
"Dogging their steps..
"Wonder dogs..
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Kiss the Sky
Auckland, Wellington, Wanaka, Invercargill
29/06/2017 - 01/05/2019
"Triple bill showcases dance company's development..
"Rich contrasts in triple bill..
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WEST SIDE STORY
Auckland
22/06/2017 - 02/07/2017
"The search for a new way of living continues..
"West Side Story a timeless hit..
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Nu'u
Auckland
17/06/2017 - 17/06/2017
"Dynamic storytelling and polished dancing..
Wahine Toa (2017)
Auckland
15/06/2017 - 16/06/2017
"Pressing Pacific issues..
"Feeling the warm energy of Wahine Toa..
Three By Ekman
Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Dunedin
17/05/2017 - 16/06/2017
"Exploration and adventure..
"Voiceovers, incongruity and the unexpected..
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MIXTAPE DANCE SHOW
Auckland, Havelock North
21/04/2017 - 01/10/2017
"Grace and prowess stand out..
"A stake in the ground..
THE REBEL PINK
Christchurch, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Auckland
25/03/2017 - 08/04/2017
"Pinkly energising..
"Strikingly vigorous..
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NATALIA OSIPOVA & GUESTS
Auckland
24/03/2017 - 26/03/2017
"Natalia Osipova shines in Auckland Arts Festival showcase..
"Power moves..
LOST AT SEA
Auckland
16/03/2017 - 19/03/2017
"Tale of beachcombing bounty enthralls the audience..
RICE
Auckland
10/03/2017 - 12/03/2017
"Mixed Grains..
"Sit back and absorb highly polished RICE..
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LA SOIREE
Auckland
08/03/2017 - 24/03/2017
"Join the party..
"La Soiree acts have to be seen to be believed..
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21 MOVEMENTS
Auckland
09/03/2017 - 11/03/2017
"21 Movements reflects on torrid 21st century..
CASTLES
Wellington, Auckland
12/02/2016 - 03/03/2017
"Defying normal choreographic logic..
"Schizophrenic, enigmatic and perplexing yet rivetting..
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ONCE THERE WAS A WOMAN
Auckland, Wellington
28/02/2017 - 02/03/2019
"Celebrating our shared humanity..
"Recalled with levity, warmth, dismay, resignation, fear, disorientation c..
Mendes/Intuition - Dance Double Bill
Auckland
24/02/2017 - 24/02/2017
"Absorbing new works mark end of Aroha Festival '17..
RUSHES
Auckland, Wellington
21/02/2017 - 05/03/2018
"An experience not to be missed..
"Live art immersion - the perfect festival event..
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AS NIGHT FALLS
Auckland
01/11/2016 - 05/11/2016
"As Night Falls puts dancers through their paces..
"Powerful performances from Black Grace dancers..
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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MEREMERE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne
14/10/2016 - 13/10/2019
"Weaves text, movement, light and sound in startling and compelling ways..
"Life-enhancing encounters..
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BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
Auckland
13/10/2016 - 06/11/2016
"Class Sha in Class Gaff..
"A story of triumph over adversity..
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VU
Auckland
08/10/2016 - 08/10/2016
"Disturbing, perturbing, challenging..
"Forcing consideration of uncomfortable truths..
OUT OF THE BOX (2015-16)
Auckland, Nelson, Hawkes Bay, Dunedin
16/10/2015 - 13/10/2016
"Experimental, energetic and humorous..
"Ever-popular and uber-impressive..
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