Jan Fabre

artist, choreographer, designer, playwright, stage director (born 1958)
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Jan Fabre

Summary

Jan Fabre is a human[1]. His place of birth was Antwerp[2]. He was born on December 14, 1958[3]. He worked as a painter[4], sculptor[5], choreographer[6], scenographer[7], and theatrical director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jan Fabre was born in Antwerp[2].
  • Jan Fabre was born on December 14, 1958[3].
  • Jan Fabre held citizenship in Belgium[10].
  • Dutch was Jan Fabre's native language[11].
  • Jan Fabre worked as a painter[4].
  • Jan Fabre worked as a sculptor[5].
  • Jan Fabre worked as a choreographer[6].
  • Jan Fabre worked as a scenographer[7].
  • Jan Fabre's professions included theatrical director[8].
  • Jan Fabre worked as an actor[12].
  • Jan Fabre's field of work was drama[13].
  • Jan Fabre's field of work was theatre art[14].
  • Jan Fabre's field of work was performance artwork[15].
  • Jan Fabre's field of work was visual arts[16].
  • Jan Fabre's education included a stint at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[17].
  • Jan Fabre received the Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown[18].
  • Jan Fabre received the Eugène Baie Award[19].
  • Jan Fabre received the honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[20].
  • Jan Fabre was a member of Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten[21].
  • Jan Fabre is recorded as male[22].
  • Jan Fabre's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Jan Fabre is part of Jan Fabre & Marina Abramovic[24].
  • Jan Fabre is part of Jan Fabre & Giacomo Rizzolatti[25].
  • Jan Fabre is part of Jan Fabre & Ilya Kabakov[26].
  • Jan Fabre's Commons category is recorded as Jan Fabre[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Fabre's place of birth was Antwerp[2]. He was born on December 14, 1958[3]. Dutch was his native language[11].

Education

Jan Fabre was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[4], sculptor[5], choreographer[6], scenographer[7], theatrical director[8], and actor[12]. Fields of work include drama[13], a literary mode[28]; theatre art[14], a performing arts genre[29]; performance artwork[15]; and visual arts[16], a type of arts[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown[18], a grade of an order[31], in Belgium[32]; Eugène Baie Award[19], an award[33], in Belgium[34]; and honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[20], an award[35], in Belgium[36].

Why It Matters

Jan Fabre ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Jan Fabre born?

Jan Fabre was born in Antwerp[2].

What did Jan Fabre do for work?

Jan Fabre worked as painter[4], sculptor[5], choreographer[6], scenographer[7], and theatrical director[8].

Where did Jan Fabre go to school?

Jan Fabre was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[17].

What awards did Jan Fabre receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown[18], Eugène Baie Award[19], and honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . theaterencyclopedie.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . uantwerpen.be. Retrieved . uantwerpen.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . kvab.be. Retrieved . kvab.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Image Jan Fabre in Zagreb (2991780348) (cropped).jpg
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