- Philippe Decouflé
Philippe Decouflé (born
Neuilly-sur-Seine ,October 22 1961 ) is a Frenchchoreographer ,dance r,mime artist , andtheatre director . [http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/discovering-france_2005/france-from-to-z_1978/culture_1979/dance_5337/philippe-decoufle-the-unclassifiable-choreographer_8848.html "Philippe Decoufle: the unclassifiable choreographer"] , Virginie Oks, France Diplomatie] As a child he travelled extensively aroundLebanon andMorocco , before learned his skills as a teenager at theAnnie Fratellini "Ecole du Cirque" and the Marceau Mime School. [http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/intervie/decoufle.html "Philippe Decouflé:Just doing his own thing"] , Patricia Boccadoro, "Culture Kiosque",June 3 1999 ] While frequenting Parisiennenightclub s he discovered and was attracted tocontemporary dance , and he eventually moved to the "Centre National de la Danse Contemporaine" inAngers to study under choreographer Alwin Nicolais. [http://www.kiasma.fi/index.php?id=96&FL=1&L=1 "Philippe Decouflé"] , Thomas Hahn, "Ballet International Actual Dance"] After briefly working as a solo dancer, he formed the Découflé Company of Arts inBagnolet in 1983, moving it to a former electrical works in the Parisiennesuburb ofSaint-Denis in 1995.He has worked for the Lyon Opera Ballet, and choreographed the
music video forNew Order 's "True Faith ". It won the "Best Music Video" prize at the 1988BRIT Awards , [http://brits.co.uk/winners/1988/ The BRIT Awards 1988] , BRIT Awards official site] while hisadvertisement forPolaroid won a "Silver Lion" prize at the 1989Venice Film Festival . On the back of these successes, he was selected to choreograph the opening ceremonies of the1992 Winter Olympics , in front of a global television audience of over two billion people, the 50th anniversaryCannes Film Festival in 1997, and a parade for the2007 Rugby World Cup inSaint-Denis inParis . [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2007/09/01/et-rugby-101.xml "Enjoying the Rugby World Cup the French way"] , Anthony Peregrine, "The Daily Telegraph ",September 1 2007 ]References
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* [http://www.cie-dca.com/ Compagnie DCA] , official site
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