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Philippe Decouflé is a theatre director, choreographer and film director, born on October 22, 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Philippe Decouflé is 65 years old as of 2026. Listed accolades include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2015), Knight of the National Order of Merit (1998) and Silver Olympic Order (1992).
My Take
Philippe Decouflé is the kind of artist I wish more people outside France knew. A choreographer, dancer, mime and theatre director, he's perhaps most famous for staging the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, and he received the Silver Olympic Order that year. What draws me in is that childhood spent traveling Lebanon and Morocco before training at a circus school and the Marceau mime school. That blend of circus, mime and dance explains the playful, visually inventive spectacle his work is known for. The state honors he's collected, including Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, tell me France treasures him as a national cultural figure.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Philippe Decouflé
- Name (Japanese)
- フィリップ・ドゥクフレ
- Reading
- ふぃりっぷ・どぅくふれ
- Born
- October 22, 1961 (age 65)
- Origin
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Occupation
- theatre director / choreographer / film director / dancer / mime artist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 1998 Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 1992 Silver Olympic Order
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.cie-dca.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe%20Decoufl%C3%A9
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%82%AF%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3089610
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Philippe Decouflé born?
Philippe Decouflé was born on October 22, 1961 and is 65 years old.
Where is Philippe Decouflé from?
Philippe Decouflé is from Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
What does Philippe Decouflé do?
Philippe Decouflé works as theatre director, choreographer, film director, dancer, mime artist.
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