Eduardo Zuñiga

Eduardo Zuñiga (Santiago, Chile) began his training at age 15 with The Teatro Municipal School before attending the Houston Ballet Academy, where he performed with both Houston Ballet and Houston Ballet II. In 2005, Zuniga joined State Street Ballet, and in 2006, he joined Texas Ballet Theater under the direction of Ben Stevenson. He was also invited by Marcia Haydee to guest with Ballet de Santiago. Most recently, he spent two seasons dancing with Hubbard Street II under the direction of Glenn Edgerton and Taryn Kaschock-Russell. He has worked with classical and contemporary choreographers such as Marcia Haydee, Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, John Cranko, Christian Spuck, Alejandro Cerrudo, Andrea Miller, Toru Shimazaki and Edward Liang. This is Zuñiga’s first season with Luna Negra Dance Theater.