Olivia Geerolf
Olivia Geerolf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 Bruges, Belgium |
| Died | (aged 72) Bruges, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | choreographer |
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]
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
[edit]- ^ a b "LEVENSVERHAAL. Topchoreografe Olivia Geerolf (72) is niet meer: "Van Bloedprocessie tot Boomstoet, van Kazachstan tot Spanje, ze zal altijd onze dansmama blijven"". PZC (in Dutch). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "In Brugge is topchoreografe Olivia Geerolf overleden". De Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). 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 Dutch). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Jolien Smis vervangt Olivia Geerolf als choreografe van de Heilige Bloedprocessie". Focus en WTV (in Dutch).
- ^ "Contact". Heilig Bloedprocessie Brugge (in Dutch).
- ^ "Choreografe geeft na 44 jaar fakkel door". www.hln.be.
- ^ "Daan ontvangt Van Acker Prijs 2014" (PDF). vanackerstichting.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Daan wint tweejaarlijkse Van Acker Prijs". Stadsomroep.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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