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” (in nl). PZC (22 January 2023). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Brugge is topchoreografe Olivia Geerolf overleden (in nl). De Krant van West-Vlaanderen (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” (in nl). Het Laatste Nieuws (22 January 2023). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Jolien Smis vervangt Olivia Geerolf als choreografe van de Heilige Bloedprocessie (in nl). Focus en WTV.
- ↑ Contact (in nl). Heilig Bloedprocessie Brugge. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ↑ Choreografe geeft na 44 jaar fakkel door. www.hln.be.
- ↑ Daan ontvangt Van Acker Prijs 2014 (in nl). vanackerstichting.be. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ↑ Daan wint tweejaarlijkse Van Acker Prijs. Stadsomroep.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.