At the premiere of the ballet evening “Faith – Love – Hope” in the State Opera in Hanover, an unsavory incident occurs. Ballet boss Marco Goecke attacks the journalist Wiebke Hüster with dog excrement. He is said to have previously complained about personal attacks in their reviews.
The ballet director of the Hanover State Opera, Marco Goecke, smeared the critic of the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, Wiebke Hüster, with dog excrement at a premiere. The victim said he had filed a complaint. In a statement, the State Theater confirmed the incident at the premiere of the ballet evening “Faith – Love – Hope” on Saturday and apologized.
Labor law steps against Goecke would be examined, it said. A spokeswoman for the State Theater also confirmed that the substance was dog feces. The journalist stated that before the attack, Goecke accused her of writing reviews with personal attacks. Goecke’s management promised that he would comment on the incident himself.
Director Laura Berman explained: “We contacted the journalist immediately after the incident and apologized to her personally and publicly.” The Hanover State Opera is an open place of respectful cooperation and exchange. “We are of the opinion that calm and diligence are now required. We will examine the employment law steps against ballet director Marco Goecke, advise them together and then act on this internal personnel matter.” We very much regret that the audience was disturbed by this incident.
