Review Archive
Dr Linda Ashley (PhD, University of Auckland) has been writing about dance since 1996 and has been a member of the Theatreview team since 2008. Her research interests include cultural pluralism, education, choreography and the older dancer. She has written several books – Shape Shifting: Examining Choreographic Process in Dance Education (2015), Dancing with difference: Culturally diverse dances in education, (2012); Essential Guide to Dance (third edition 2008); Dance Theory & Practice for Teachers: Physical and performing skills (Essential Resources, NZ, 2005, UK edition 2009). After many years in tertiary dance education she became a recidivist retiree, working as an independent dance researcher, lecturer and choreographer, leader of an annual Beach Project, and occasional performer, especially of her dance monologue The Youthansaia of Dance, a humorous autobiographical perspective on aging in dance. She reviewed dance for Theatreview from 2008-15. Sadly, Linda’s life was cut short by metastatic melanoma and she died in April 2016.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Fireworks, an evening of music and dance
Auckland
31/10/2012 - 31/10/2012
"Dancers on fire with joy of dance..
Tertiary Colours (2012)
Auckland
12/10/2012 - 13/10/2012
"A rollercoaster programme..
Fresh Cuts (2012)
Auckland
10/10/2012 - 11/10/2012
"Fresh Cuts vs Y Chromozone: complementary opposites..
"Platform for emerging choreographers..
Footnote Forte Series 2012
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland
15/08/2012 - 09/10/2012
"Two cultural traditions united in dance..
"Idiosyncratic and electric, with wide appeal..
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MIXED NUTS 2- Underworld
Auckland
22/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
"Fresh, sparkling, captivating and invigorating..
GREArT: Pointy Dog Dance Company & Friends
Auckland
20/12/2011 - 22/12/2011
"Joy on Earth..
The Beaten Track 2012
Auckland
06/12/2011 - 07/12/2011
"Delightfully quirky..
"Light and dark, the familiar and the new, and solos and duets..
Hullapolloi
Nelson, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
01/03/2011 - 22/04/2012
"Enjoyably engaging and thought provoking..
"A New Creation Myth..
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Tertiary Colours (2011)
Auckland
05/10/2011 - 06/10/2011
"A Spectrum of Intent..
Footnote Forte 2010
Nelson, Wellington, Auckland
07/10/2010 - 18/10/2010
"Full of surprises and fanciful conceits..
"Fresh and stimulating..
Fresh Cuts 2010
Auckland
04/10/2010 - 06/10/2010
"Continuities and Challenges..
HOT - Hip Hop Showcase
Auckland
06/10/2007 - 06/10/2007
"New shape-shifters on the block..
"How do you keep it real in the You Tube era?..
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Fresh Cuts 09
Auckland
07/10/2009 - 10/10/2009
"An important seed project..
Sacred Dance
Auckland
04/10/2009 - 06/10/2009
"A mix of intriguing, involving and concerning..
The Kreutzer
Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
14/11/2007 - 09/08/2009
"Inspirational for music enthusiasts and theatre-goers alike..
"Identity, mistakes and jolts of discomfort..
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Little Big Obstinacies
Auckland
10/10/2008 - 10/10/2008
"The passing on of knowledge..
Old Yeller 08
Auckland
09/10/2008 - 10/10/2008
"Smashing the glass ceiling..
