In 1980 Frie Leysen became manager of deSingel. She instigated its development into an arts center with a unique vision and a strong international reputation. The Red Hall serves mainly for theater and dance performances. It regularly welcomes new productions by artists like Romeo Castellucci, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and her Rosas company, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and his Eastman company, Robert Wilson, Ivo van Hove and Toneelgroep Amsterdam and other national and international theatre and dance companies. The Blue Hall is used mainly for classical music concerts and sees recurrent visits by conductor Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent, pianist András Schiff and his Building Bridges project for young pianists, big international orchestras or small chamber music concerto's.
