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Frie Leysen was born on 19 February, 1950 in Hasselt, Belgium, is a Belgian festival director (1950–2020). Discover Frie Leysen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
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Festival director |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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19 February, 1950 |
| Birthday |
19 February |
| Birthplace |
Hasselt, Belgium |
| Date of death |
22 September, 2020 |
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Belgium
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Frie Leysen Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Frie Leysen Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Frie Leysen worth at the age of 70 years old? Frie Leysen’s income source is mostly from being a successful director. She is from Belgium. We have estimated Frie Leysen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Frie Leysen (19 February 1950 – 22 September 2020) was a Belgian festival director.
Frie Leysen was born in Hasselt on 19 February 1950 as the daughter of Bert Leysen, the first programming director of the NIR, and the twin sister of actor Johan Leysen.
She studied Medieval Art History at the University of Leuven.
She was director of the art centre deSingel from 1980 until 1991.
Leysen was the first director of art centre deSingel in Antwerp from 1980 to 1991.
In 1991 she received the Award ‘Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord’ (Ark Prize of Free Speech).
In 1994, she co-founded the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels.
Together with Guido Minne she founded the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels in 1994.
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.
Frie Leysen started curating several international projects.
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 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 artistic director of the Wiener Festwochen in 2013–14.
She curated the performing arts program of Homeworks 7 in Beirut in 2015.
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.
After a period of illness, Leysen died on 22 September 2020 aged 70.
