Co-Artistic Director cum Executive Director of Zuni Icosahedron.
A pioneer in interdisciplinary and multimedia theatre, Mathias Woo constructs theatrical aesthetics through striking visual images. His works encompass a wide range of fields including literature, history, current political affairs, architecture, religion, and philosophy. With over eighty theatrical productions to his credit, his works have been performed in many places such as Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Milan, Berlin, and Poland. He is dedicated to experimenting with various art forms within theatre, and his body of work breathes new life into traditional performing arts through contemporary cross-cultural perspectives and arts technology.
In 2009, Woo initiated and curated Architecture is Art Festival, the first of its kind themed on architecture in Hong Kong. Since 2017, he has curated and designed the Z Innovation Lab that focuses on integrating the latest stage technology and innovative ideas. In 2024, he collaborated with a master-level team to create the ZdX Theatre – Chinese Opera ABC and adapt Jin Yong's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
In 2025, Woo won the Best Adapted Play at the 9th Chinese Theatre Awards for his work Left Unsaid. He has also received numerous accolades, including the Grand Award and Gold Award at the East Creative Award (ECA), the International Design Award (IDA), and the Kyoto Global Design Award. His further honours include the ICVA Merit Award from the International Council of Visual Arts, Second Prize at the 8th Global Competition on Design for Future Education, and the Bronze Award for Integrated Design at the 2024 Kan Tai-keung (KTK) Design Award. Additionally, he has been recognised with the Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award (2023), the Germany's Red Dot Award for Brands & Communication Design (2020), the A’ Design Award (2019), and several international accolades from the DFA Design for Asia Awards.