Last Saturday, Marco Goecke, the ballet director at the Hannover opera, smeared dogshit in dance critic Wiebke Hüster’s face. A violent incident like this—a highly celebrated choreographer attacking a critic—is unprecedented in dance history. But as shocking as the attack itself is, the reaction to it has been equally dumbfounding.
Insulting and Destructive
Choreographer Marco Goecke attacked dance critic Wiebke Hüster with dogshit. Why is he portrayed as a victim?
