Meeting of the Gods Festival of Experimenting Traditions 2005
 

Zuni has been very active in the work on the preservation and development of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific, while at the same time, being very bold in experimentations and breaking away from traditions. Zuni presented “Meeting of the Gods – Festival of Experimenting Traditions 2005”. Artistic Director, Danny Yung, collaborated with distinguished artists in traditional Chinese opera to give three different performances, Congregation of the Heroes, Electric-Folk Concert and The Outcast General. This was an experiment of merging traditional performing arts with multi-media theatre. Besides performances, the Festival also presented a seminar for exchanges between the public and the opera artists.

Meeting of the Gods II: Electric- Folk Concert
 

If Meeting of the Gods I was an experiment on the forms and techniques of traditional opera, then Meeting of the Gods II would be an attempt to combine Chinese, Western and contemporary music to breed new artistic elements. Meeting of the Gods II: Electric-Folk Concert was a collaborative experimental music piece by Qin-operatic style actor and Shaanbei folk singer Zhang Ning, together with Hong Kong popular and experimental electronic music pioneers Pun Tak-shu, Yu Yat Yiu, Nerve, and Cedric Chan. 

The performance consisted four parts. Zhang Ning demonstrates her broad vocal spectrum with her sensational singing techniques, and first grade Qin-operatic style actor Li Xiaofeng appeared as a special guest performer. Putting together traditional folk songs and contemporary popular music, the audience also journeyed through the history of Chinese cultural development. It was a first ever attempt of artistic collaboration between Xian and Hong Kong, and traditional and popular music's interactive experiment.