Marco Goecke will take over as ballet director at Theater Basel from summer 2025. The theater confirmed this at a press conference on Wednesday. For the choreographer it is a second chance, for the company it is a daring maneuver: Goecke had to resign as director of the Hanover State Ballet in February 2023 after he attacked a dance critic with dog feces. The proceedings were discontinued upon payment of a fine. Goecke still seems shaken at the press conference, which was also streamed live. He has lost several kilos and keeps hiding behind his sunglasses during appointments.
Marco Goecke becomes ballet director at Theater Basel: “I have learned from it” – Culture
