Thierry Micouin

After earning his M.D., Thierry Micouin trained in theater and then in dance. He has performed for Philippe Minyana, Mié Coquempot, and Valérie Onnis, among others.
Since 2002, he has collaborated with Catherine Diverrès as a performer and videographer. This choreographer, along with Dominique Mercy and Malou Airoudo of the Tanztheater Wuppertal, are the three fundamental pillars that have shaped his identity as a dancer. They have shaped his unique approach, rooted not only in technique but also in the perception of space, the materialization of time, and a profound exploration of memory and the imagination. Alongside his work as a dancer, Thierry Micouin has developed a body of creative and research-based work focused on image and video. Some of his films were presented at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris as part of the “Vidéo danse” program in 2004 and 2011.
In 2006, he created and performed his first solo piece, W.H.O. Combining dance, video, and the retelling of life stories, he addresses the issue of sexual identity and the reality of a contemporary world marked by the violence of gender stereotypes.
In 2009, he created a video installation and performance, Men at work, go slow!, which explores the stereotypical display of clichéd bodies and the connections between escorting and performance.
That same year, his encounter with Boris Charmatz marked a new step in his artistic journey. He conceived Le Petit musée de la danse, presented as part of the Brouillon exhibition, and performed in two of Charmatz’s pieces, Levée des conflits and Enfant, while also serving as an assistant on his piece, Manger.
In 2012, he performed in Tragédie, a piece for 18 dancers by Olivier Dubois, and took part in Xavier Leroy’s exhibition Rétrospective, presented at the Musée de la danse in Rennes. He would reunite with Olivier Dubois in 2016 for the creation of Auguri.
With his company T.M Project, in collaboration with visual artist Pauline Boyer, he created Double Jack and Synapse.
As an artist-in-residence at the Manège de Reims from 2016 to 2018, he presented Backline there in 2017, then served as artist-in-residence at the Gennevilliers Conservatory from 2018 to 2019.
In 2019, he created Eighteen, a duet with his 19-year-old daughter Ilana; Jour Futur in 2022; Luttes in 2023; and is currently preparing Blind Dreams.