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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Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS AND STILL APPEAR NORMAL (2013)
Auckland, Wellington
19/02/2013 - 03/03/2013
"Clearly articulated ideas and desperate dance..
"Auckland Fringe Festival - dance, week 1..
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Gaga: the unmentionable
Auckland
03/12/2012 - 04/12/2012
"Absorbing interplay communicates richly..
The Beaten Track 2012
Auckland
28/11/2012 - 29/11/2012
"Watch for developments ahead..
Pukepuke 'o Tonga
Auckland
20/10/2012 - 20/10/2012
"Tempo Dance Festival: Final weekend packed with stunners..
"A first for Tempo Festival, probably a first for New Zealand!..
Nga Hau e Wha
Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland
26/08/2012 - 24/10/2012
"From primordial time to the near present..
"Earth, Wind, Water, Fire and Dance..
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Out of the Box 2012
Auckland, Christchurch
05/11/2011 - 21/10/2012
"Personal issues inspire hip hop choreography..
"An explosion of effortless body control and high energy dancing..
Timedance and Soma Songs
Christchurch, Auckland
17/09/2012 - 17/10/2012
"Accolades well-deserved..
"Sophisticated, timeless and international in scope..
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Y Chromozone (2012)
Auckland
11/10/2012 - 12/10/2012
"Fresh Cuts vs Y Chromozone: complementary opposites..
"Celebrating men dancing..
Fresh Cuts (2012)
Auckland
10/10/2012 - 11/10/2012
"Fresh Cuts vs Y Chromozone: complementary opposites..
"Platform for emerging choreographers..
Tuakana
Auckland
09/10/2012 - 10/10/2012
"New generation of choreographers make their mark..
"Privileged encounters..
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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SHORT+SWEET Theatre, Auckland 2012
Auckland
18/09/2012 - 06/10/2012
"Gala Final..
"2012 Top 30 – Week 3..
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BLACK GRACE: VAKA
Nelson, Wellington, Queenstown, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch
24/07/2012 - 14/09/2013
"Pulsating and thrilling performance..
"Explosive rhythm and energy..
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LIFTOFF!
Auckland
11/08/2012 - 11/08/2012
"Engaging youth dancers have a promising future..
It's All About the Fusion
Auckland
14/07/2012 - 14/07/2012
"Fusion forms finding their feet..
KAHA: Short Works (2012)
Hamilton, Auckland, Taupo
13/05/2012 - 23/06/2012
"Review: Kaha Short Works for Matariki..
"Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa : Let us keep close together, not far apart...
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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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Riverdance - the Farewell Tour 2012
Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland
22/05/2012 - 10/06/2012
"The star is the ensemble..
"A ravishing river of life and lament..
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Stephen K Amos
Auckland, Wellington
10/05/2007 - 19/05/2007
"Cyclic comedy with an uneven pace..
"A world-beating performance..
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Call Cutta in a Box
Auckland
17/02/2012 - 25/02/2012
"Pick up the Phone..
"Innovative ‘reality theatre’ format satisfies and amuses..
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Short + Sweet Dance Gala Final 2012
Auckland
11/02/2012 - 11/02/2012
"Short + Sweet dances please the crowd..
Short + Sweet Dance - Wildcard Group
Auckland
11/02/2012 - 11/02/2012
"Wild Cards?..
