Dondon Hounwn
Artistic Director
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In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents Hagay Dreaming by Shu Lea Cheang and Dondon Hounwn in collaboration with Tate Modern as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival in London.
Truku artist Dondon Hounwn was born in the Dowmung tribe in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. Dondon Hounwn’s work cuts across media, generational and cultural lines, blending ancestral knowledge with avant-garde, cross-gender aesthetics. An inheritor of tribal ballads, instruments and rituals, he works in performance, installation, video and environmental theatre. In 2015, Dondon Hounwn founded Elug Art Corner where indigenous youths research Truku cultural heritage. Since 2023, Dondon Hounwn holds the annual GAYA Cosmos gathering with artists and researchers in exploring Gaya living principles.
