Olivia Geerolf
Olivia Geerolf (1950 – 20 January 2023) was a Belgian choreographer. She founded the Bruges Ballet School in Bruges in 1970 (now named the Ballet Olivia Geerolf).[1][2][3] Between 1971 and 2015, Geerolf was the permanent choreographer of the Procession of the Holy Blood and of the five-yearly Procession of the Golden Tree in Bruges.[4] In 2015, the choreography of the Procession of the Holy Blood was taken over by her former student Jolien Smis.[5][6]
Olivia Geerolf | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
Bruges, Belgium | ||
| Died | (aged 72) Bruges, Belgium | ||
| Nationality | Belgian | ||
| Occupation | choreographer | ||
She received the Van Acker Prize in 1980, for her work as a dance teacher, choreographer and for the social impact of her work.[7][8]
Geerolf died at the AZ Sint-Jan in Bruges on 20 January 2023, at the age of 72.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LEVENSVERHAAL. Topchoreografe Olivia Geerolf (72) is niet meer: "Van Bloedprocessie tot Boomstoet, van Kazachstan tot Spanje, ze zal altijd onze dansmama blijven"". PZC (in Nederlands). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "In Brugge is topchoreografe Olivia Geerolf overleden". De Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Nederlands). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ "LEVENSVERHAAL. Topchoreografe Olivia Geerolf (72) is niet meer: "Van Bloedprocessie tot Boomstoet, van Kazachstan tot Spanje, ze zal altijd onze dansmama blijven"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Nederlands). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ "Jolien Smis vervangt Olivia Geerolf als choreografe van de Heilige Bloedprocessie". Focus en WTV (in Nederlands).
- ↑ "Contact". Heilig Bloedprocessie Brugge (in Nederlands).
- ↑ "Choreografe geeft na 44 jaar fakkel door". www.hln.be.
- ↑ "Daan ontvangt Van Acker Prijs 2014" (PDF). vanackerstichting.be (in Nederlands). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ↑ "Daan wint tweejaarlijkse Van Acker Prijs". Stadsomroep.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2023-01-22.