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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, which the Silver Olympic Order here confirms. 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.
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 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Occupation
- theatre director / choreographer / film director / dancer / mime artist
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 1998 Knight of the National Order of Merit
- 1992 Silver Olympic Order
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Philippe Decouflé born?
Born October 22, 1961 (age 64).
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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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.