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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.

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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..

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