Review Archive
Lyne Pringle began reviewing dance for Theatreview in the early years of the site, as a frequent contributor until stepping into the dance reviewer role for The Post in 2019. In 2021 she followed Raewyn White into the role of Dance Editor.
As well as writing for other publications, Lyne teaches dance studies at the New Zealand School of Dance, is an oral historian for the New Zealand Dance Archive and a member of the Artistic Advisory Panel for Footnote New Zealand Dance.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Footnote Forte Season 2008
Wellington, Auckland
05/09/2008 - 14/10/2008
"Invigorating, challenging, exciting..
"A pleasure to watch..
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In Living Memory: The Solo Quartet Project
Wellington
04/09/2008 - 06/09/2008
"From feeling fond to total tedium..
The Eiffel Tower Wedding Party
Wellington
02/09/2008 - 06/09/2008
"Imagination runs riot..
"Imaginative production..
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CATS
Wellington
22/05/2008 - 14/06/2008
"Visually pleasing, musically assured, meaningless opiate for the masses..
"And still Cats keeps falling on its feet..
Footnote Dance: 2008 Made in New Zealand
Wellington
29/04/2008 - 29/04/2008
"Footnote is miraculous..
Here Now
Dunedin
03/04/2008 - 05/04/2008
"Here Now..
Borrowed Light
Wellington
12/03/2008 - 15/03/2008
"See this transcendent and elegant work!..
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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Glow
Wellington
07/03/2008 - 09/03/2008
"Decoratively interesting sketch..
Sacred Monsters
Wellington
07/03/2008 - 08/03/2008
"Dancing from the heart’s interior..
"A formidable team..
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Requiem
Dunedin, Wellington
29/02/2008 - 06/04/2008
"Inspired and inspiring..
"Ground-breaking work..
The Chronicles – Legacy Dance Crew
Wellington
28/02/2008 - 01/03/2008
"Infectious joy and commitment pulls in the punters..
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Wellington
28/02/2008 - 02/03/2008
"Urban angst and self-contained beauty..
"Not convinced..
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2 Kiwi’s and a Spic
Wellington
26/02/2008 - 29/02/2008
"Choreographers going places!..
Dark Tourists
Wellington
20/02/2008 - 24/02/2008
"Ensemble cast of stars creates a galaxy of images..
"Emotional footprints..
Ternion
Wellington
21/02/2008 - 25/02/2008
"Youthful, unpretentious and pleasant..
"Succulent and accomplished dancers; fledgling choreographers..
WOMEN & HONOUR – notes on lying
Auckland
14/02/2008 - 17/02/2008
"Deep focus in talented group..
Sleep/Wake
NYC, USA, Wellington, Auckland
29/01/2008 - 22/03/2015
"Poetic, skillful and compelling..
"Journey into dream universe fuses science with myths..
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New Zealand School of Dance 40th Anniversary
Wellington
09/11/2007 - 10/11/2007
"High standard fitting tribute..
"Excellence in every genre – but what defines it as the New Zealand School of Dance?..
An Alternative Version of your Own Life
Wellington
07/09/2007 - 08/09/2007
"Impressive treatment of interesting ideas..
"Promise, inventiveness, craft and commitment not always enough..
Cinderella
Auckland, Wellington
31/08/2007 - 14/10/2007
"Designed to dance..
"Elegance and humour arise from underlying sadness..
Swan Lake
Palmerston North, Napier, Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington
25/05/2007 - 24/06/2007
"Making the world a kinder, better place..
"Back to the future with a new view of classical ballet..
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Get Entangled
Wellington
01/03/2007 - 03/03/2007
"Clear story; weird science..
