address Hanover State TheaterIn northern Germany, he announced this Thursday that the contract was terminated, in agreement with Marco Goecke, the choreographer and head of ballet for both parties. dog feces smeared on the face of the author of a negative review of his work.
“His behavior bothered us”, the director of the German coliseum, Laura Berman, announced the end of the business relationship. He added that according to reports in the German press, Goecke carried out an “abominable and disgusting” attack.
Berman and Lower Saxony “Land” Culture Minister Falko Mohrs appeared before the press to explain the decision, and Falko Mohrs said: The choreographer’s behavior was “unacceptable” and the theater made a “final decision” by terminating the contract.
Just two days ago, Goecke, what dog poop on the face of a journalist specializing in cultural criticism, He defended his actions, claiming that he himself had “shited” at him for years.
The events took place last Saturday when the ballet director and choreographer met with cultural correspondent Wiebke Hüster from the newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, who wrote negative reviews about his work, at the premiere of the work “Glaube-Liebe-Hoffnung” (Glaube-Liebe-Hoffnung). Faith Love hope).
An investigation has been launched against the ballet director, who was suspended from his post with immediate effect on Monday following the turmoil and is being investigated by the police.The alleged offender of injury and defamation defended his behavior in an interview with the “NDR” regional chain.
While the choice of the anti-Hoster protest outlet was “not ideal,” Goecke noted it was a reaction to years of protest. “destructive criticism” even on the personal level.
“He’s been throwing shit at me for years too”
“When you’re a well-known figure and you’ve seen your work tainted by a journalist for years, It is said that being in public life has its price. But after a point, I think differently.”
When she met the journalist who published a devastating review of one of her new works that day, she asked to speak to him and said:ero Hüster reacted in an arrogant and condescending way, which caused her to explode.
“He’s been throwing shit at me for years tooGoecke reasoned.
According to the victim himself, after a brief verbal confrontation where Goecke accused him of being responsible for the incident. decrease in the number of subscribers to the theaterThe choreographer opened a bag of dog excrement and continued to rub it on her face before escaping.
It is assumed that The person in charge of the contents of the bag is a dachshund named Gustav and Goecke’s inseparable companion for 14 years.
HE hanover theater announced the suspension, with immediate effect, of the ballet director, who was first banned from entering the building.
IThe agency also said it was “horrified” by the incident. The journalist, to whom the theater previously apologized, “his personal integrity was indescribably injured.”
The 50-year-old ballet director has won numerous awards. among them the German Dance Award 2022 and his works have been performed on stages around the world.