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 III: The Outcast General
 

Adapted from the Chinese opera classic of the same title, The Outcast General was Zuni's cutting edge stage work commenting on the avant-garde as well as on traditional theatre forms. The portraits of Southern Song Dynasty General, Gao Chong, and of a traditional performing artist of today were juxtaposed and cross examined on the red carpet with different cultural backdrops.

The Outcast General, a Traditional Opera Classic. The story was set in the Southern Song Dynasty in 10th century. The protagonist Gao Chong was a headstrong young general. The Outcast General depicted Gao's tragedy at the Cattlehead Battleground.