Zuni Icosahedron

Zuni Icosahedron is a Hong Kong–based international experimental theatre company. Founded in 1982, Zuni is one of the nine major professional performing arts groups subsidised by the HKSAR government[1] and has produced more than 190 original productions of alternative theatre and multimedia performances. As well as theatre works, Zuni is also active in video, sound experimentation and installation art, as well as working in the areas of arts education, arts criticism, cultural policy research and international cultural exchange.[2]

The name Zuni Icosahedron expresses two essential elements of its theatre works: colour (zuni) and form (icosahedron). While "Zuni" stands for a colour between green and blue, "Icosahedron" is a twenty-sided object as well as a highly infectious virus.[3]

Over the years, Zuni has been invited to more than 30 cities in Europe, Asia, and America for cultural exchange and performances. In 2000, Zuni co-presented “Festival of Vision: Berlin / Hong Kong”, the first ever large-scale cultural exchange between Asia and Europe. In 2009, Zuni’s artistic director Danny Yung was awarded the Merit Cross of the Order of Merit by the German Federal Government in recognition of his contribution to arts and cultural exchange between Germany and Hong Kong.[4]

The Forbidden City Exhibition presented and organised by Zuni Icosahedron at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 2009, as the kicking-off programme of its venue partnership

Since 2009, Zuni has been a venue partner of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, producing a series of theatre works and outreach education programmes.[5]

Zuni is currently[when?] led by its co-artistic directors, Danny Yung and Mathias Woo.

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Zuni Icosahedron official website
  3. ^ Lilley, R. (1990). Staging Hong Kong: Gender and Performance in Transition. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2015 Souvenir Book" (PDF). p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Venue Partners". LCSD Venue Partnership Scheme. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.