Olivia Geerolf | |
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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]
Olivia Geerolf | |
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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]