Review Archive
Ann Hunt has written about and reviewed dance for the Evening Post, Dominion, Sunday Star Times, DANZ Magazine, Theatreview and various other publications. Currently she is the dance reviewer for the DominionPost and Theatreview links to her reviews there.
Ann worked for some years as a freelance actor in Wellington, including two and a half years with the Theatre-in-education group Town and Country Players under the directorship of Murray Edmond. A professional storyteller, trained teacher and Children and Young Adults Librarian, Ann worked in various Wellington Libraries for many years. After moving to the Kapiti Coast, she worked from 2001-2008 as the Children and Young Adults Librarian at Waikanae Library.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Gizza Hoon
Wellington
08/03/2013 - 16/03/2013
"A night out with the YouTube generation..
"A night out on the town..
Made to Move - The Royal NZ Ballet
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
27/02/2013 - 20/03/2013
"Three choreographies, utterly different and utterly delightful..
"Triple bill goes from delicacy to rousing polka..
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Ella and Will
Wellington
15/02/2013 - 19/02/2013
"A gothic fairtyale with no real heart of darkness..
"Enormous potential and uniqueness..
Footnote Dance: Made in NZ 2011
Christchurch, Wellington
21/09/2011 - 25/09/2011
"Footnote satisfies..
"A programme of breadth and substance..
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Swan Lake On Ice
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
30/06/2010 - 25/07/2010
"Russian classic gorgeous served on ice with twist..
"Spectacle serves the story..
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Carmen
Christchurch, Invercargill, Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Napier
05/06/2010 - 10/07/2010
"Barefoot in Rio with absolutely no bull..
"Feral grace amid dated choreography..
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Steel Ballerina
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
15/09/2009 - 11/10/2009
"Moving in parts..
"Play a poignant little pearl..
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Tent
Wellington, Auckland
01/10/2008 - 19/10/2008
"Artist pitches Tent on solid ground..
"Silence with intent intensifies; void/avoidance pervades..
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Mozart Dances
Auckland
22/08/2008 - 29/08/2008
"Splendid fusion of dance and music..
"US dancers provide a mesmerising spectacle..
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Romeo & Juliet
Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington
18/07/2008 - 24/08/2008
"Thought-provoking and emotional experience..
"All elements in harmony..
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Giselle
Wellington
08/03/2008 - 12/03/2008
"Genius avant-garde he is not..
"Why didn’t they write another story?..
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Sacred Monsters
Wellington
07/03/2008 - 08/03/2008
"Dancing from the heart’s interior..
"A formidable team..
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Shen Wei Dance Arts
Wellington
28/02/2008 - 02/03/2008
"Urban angst and self-contained beauty..
"Not convinced..
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Cirque Ici: Secret
Wellington
22/02/2008 - 16/03/2008
"Dark challenge to conventional expectations..
"A different kind of master for the ring..
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