Methodology-Clown in Absurd
We have established a concrete foundation of values and skills through our unique methodology called "Clown in Absurd". This methodology, developed since 2016, has been refined through productions, workshops, and collaborations, culminating in the establishment of our training programme in Hong Kong. Supported in part by an HKADC project grant, our methodology has attracted around 200 students, with 30 completing intensive training. Our workshops were held in Hong Kong, Macau and Belgium.
CLOWn
MASK
PUPPET
Promoting contemporary and experimental performances, Workshops and cross border collaborations.
Recent creations involve Mask theatre, European Clown ( Physical Comedy),
Object theatre and puppet theatre.
主要創作Kidult演出和戲劇教育。創作包括面具、小丑和偶等。藝團相信劇場是一個有魅力的空間,能用詩意去消化和表達現實。在乎藝術美感,同時也不忘與大眾的關係,致力關心社會,努力締造平台讓各人交流和創作當代劇場。
Free-to-Play International
Free-to-Play is first found in Hong Kong since 2004. From 2022 onwards, we set up another base in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The french branch is mainly focus on performing arts for culture exchange. Not only in France, we are actively making collaboration in Belgium, Germany, UK and Swiss also.
Stop Motion Puppet
Free-to-Play has participated in an artist in residency program in Theirs, France in 2023. The program allowed us to explore the art of stop motion in puppet. We are waiting for better chance to launch the premeire screening in the near future.
Clown Travel Vlog
Almost a Clown in Europe
( France, Belgium, Swiss, England, Italy)
Go solo, to where your heart is!
Explore the world through the eyes of a clown
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She may be timid, but once she broadens her horizon, her curiosity is awakened like Pandora's box.
【Creative and Production Team】
Artistic Director, Concept, Clown: Sheena Cheung
Director and Composer: David Bensimhon
Cinematographer and Editing: Yeung Shing Hei @Hako Eiga, David Bensimhon
Editing: Lo Man Hong @Hako Eiga
Assistant: Wong Wai Yi @Hako Eiga
Cinematographer and Editing: Yeung Shing Hei @Hako Eiga, David
Co-create with clowns in Brussels, Belgium
modification of the methodology " Clown In Absurd"
With the help of international Clown without border, we had a deep research and development on our methodology.
HK-France Culture Exchange Tour
Festival x Show x Workshop
A Platform between Hong Kong artists and European Artists. Co-create, co-live and co-Learn. (includes: MIMA festival, Aurillac Festival, Theirs, Royat, Clermont Ferrand)
Performing arts
"If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy"
Recent Projects
Paintless Family (student showcase)
Mask
Memory Of Tomorrow
Solo Clown ( under creation)
Clownmas Party
Clown in Absurd
more TO see
Take a look and enjoy!
THE NEW NEIGHBOUR OF ROOSTER Ep.1
Puppet movie series
THE NEW NEIGHBOUR OF ROOSTER Ep.2
Puppet movie series
THE NEW NEIGHBOUR OF ROOSTER Ep.3
Puppet movie series
THE NEW NEIGHBOUR OF ROOSTER Ep.4
Puppet movie series
LOST & FOUND
Half body puppet
HighLights of Work
Free-to-Play trailers
Clown/Puppet/Mask
Stardust Alley Promo
Clown
Almost in Europe
Travel Vlog
Clown vlog series
Who We Are
Cheung Kwan Yu SHeena Alice
Artistic Director
(Hong Kong)
When Sheena was in high school, she founded Free-to-Play to organize a joint school musical performance.
Although the joint school performance received good reviews, she felt that she lacked knowledge in the performing arts. So, she applied to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) to study drama in depth. After graduating from HKAPA in 2010, she collaborated with different art groups for the next 14 years. She has performed in more than 100 projects.
She was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in performances or workshops at art festivals in various places, including Japan, Taiwan, France, Russia, Austria, Belgium, India, China, and Indonesia.
She was also invited to the Croatian Children's Theater Festival, where she met with the President and the Cultural Affairs Bureau to discuss performing arts.
During the pandemic, she began to study start-up companies and won three start-up competitions in one year. The projects were all drama-related products. Starting in 2022, she developed a set of performance teaching methods. She has held "Clown in Absurd" workshops, exhibitions, and solo performances in Europe, Hong Kong, and Macau. The teachings are mutually beneficial and very popular.
Sheena believes that after discovering your interests and talents, you must continue to study and deepen them. A high degree of concentration and devotion will lead you to a different life.
David Bensimhon
Director
(France/ Hong Kong)
David is a director, actor, musician, composer, curator, and drama teacher. He has the Artist Stauts recognized by the French Government since 2015. He co-founded Théâtre de l'Ordinaire in France in 2007, which is now a platform for contemporary mask performance and workshops. In 2015, Théâtre de l'Ordinaire was invited to participate in the Avignon Festival, where their performance was a great success.
David is actively involved in international cultural exchange. He has participated in numerous conferences, exchanges, and transnational creations in Europe and Asia. He has also organized many cross-border projects to strengthen exchanges between artists around the world. One of these projects, , was nominated for the Best Non-Cantonese Troupe Award in 2015.
David is also the curator of Art'sens Galerie, which aims to create an open space that brings together visual arts and performing arts. In recent years, David has been invited to work as a director, drama teacher, musician, mask designer, and mask maker for various companies in Taiwan, Japan, France, Belgium, Hong Kong, and China.
David is a creative, patient, positive, and kind person. His personality and talent have left many fond memories and creations with different companies around the world.
kwok pui Yan
Creative Director
(Hong Kong/Perth, Australia)
Kwok, also known as Gun, is a freelance artist based in Hong Kong. She graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (honors) in theatre lighting. She is also the co-founder of Free To Play Theatre in 2004. Gun has worked as a lighting designer, technical manager, and stage manager for theatre productions, dance theatre, events, and concerts. She has participated in various international art festivals, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, and Taipei Free Art Fair. In 2013, Gun took part in an international performance tour with APTFS as technical manager. In 2024, she worked as a technician for the Perth Fringe Festival.ge Festival.
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