“Reinventing tradition” has always been one of the four main directions of Zuni’s artistic exploration. Examples include Eighteen Springs and Red Rose, White Rose, two Multimedia Music Theatres adapted from the novels of the same title by Eileen Chang, 1587, A Year of No Significance, a History Theatre based on the original novel by Ray Huang, and The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci, a digital opera in 7 acts and an adaptation of the book of the same title by Jonathan Spence.
The latest production of the series is going to be 13.67, the classic of Hong Kong mystery writer Chan Ho-kee, in the Zuni 40 Uncoming Theatre Season. The original mystery fiction The Borrowed ranked top in Japan’s Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Foreign Sections) 2017 and Shūkan Bunshun Mystery Best 10 (Foreign Sections) 2017. The book is also translated into English, French, German, Italian, and Japanese. Renowned film director Wong Kar Wai even plans to adapt the fiction in his future production.
What is interesting is that, although the writer was born and bred in Hong Kong, he made it big in Taiwan. His six mystery stories put the pieces together, showing the changes of social landscape. We hope that you could have a taste of the bittersweet of Hong Kong in these 50 years, after watching the performance.
