Frie Leysen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Frie Leysen
Occupation	Curator
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1950(1950-02-19)
Age	74
Date Of Death	September 22, 2020, Brussels, Belgium
Birthplace	Hasselt
Country	Belgium
Horoscope	Pisces

Frie Leysen Biography

Frie Leysen is one of the most popular and richest Curator who was born on February 19, 1950 in Hasselt, Belgium. Frie Leysen (born in Hasselt in 1950) is a Belgian festival director. She is the daughter of Bert Leysen (1920-1959) and the twin sister of actor Johan Leysen. She studied Art History at the University of Leuven

Frie Leysen Net Worth

Frie Leysen is one of the richest Curator from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Frie Leysen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She founded the art centre deSingel in Antwerp, and was a director of the organisation from 1980 to 1991. Together with Guido Minne she founded the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels in 1993. The first edition of the festival took place in May 1994. Under her direction the festival became an internationally acclaimed major event for Belgian and international performing artists. In 2006 Christophe Slagmuylder took over the direction and Frie Leysen started curating several international projects. In 2007 she organized Meeting Points, a multidisciplinary festival taking place in nine different Arabic cities (Amman, Damascus, Beirut, Ramallah, Cairo, Alexandria, El Minia, Tunis and Rabat), as well as in Brussels and Berlin. She curated the Theater der Welt in 2010, was an artistic director at Berliner Festspiele in 2010-12, and was the theatre director of the Wiener Festwochen in 2013–14.

In 1991 she received the Award ‘Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord’ (Ark Prize of Free Speech). She was awarded the Flemish Community Award for general cultural contributions in 2003, an honorary doctorate from the Free University of Brussels, and the Erasmus Prize in 2014. In 2018 she received the “Bernadette Abraté Award”, given by the French speaking theatre critics in Brussels, Belgium. The Award was given to her and Christophe Slagmuylder for their work at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts. On 28 August 2019 Frie Leysen received the EFFE lifetime achievement award. The EFFE, the European Festivals Association, acknowledged her commitment to artists and her actions for artists’ creative freedom.

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Frie Ranked on the list of most popular Curator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Frie Leysen celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.

Top Facts about Frie Leysen

1. Frie Leysen was a Belgian festival director.
2. She founded the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels.
3. Leysen also directed the Wiener Festwochen and Holland Festival.
4. She received numerous awards for her contributions to the arts.
5. Leysen passed away in 2020 at the age of 70.
6. Her legacy includes promoting international collaboration in the arts.
7. Leysen was known for her innovative programming and curation.
8. She championed emerging artists and diverse voices in the arts world.
9. Leysen’s impact on European cultural institutions is widely recognized.
10. Her work continues to inspire new generations of festival directors and artists alike.