The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been suspended for smearing dog feces on a critic's face
According to an article published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Sunday, Marco Goecke, the head of Hanover State Opera's ballet company, allegedly verbally attacked journalist Wiebke Hüster during the intermission of a ballet premiere performance. The confrontation seems to have been spurred by a previous review that Hüster had written, according to the newspaper.
Goecke apologized to Hüster and all affected for his"absolutely unacceptable action," in a statement sent to CNN Tuesday."In retrospect, I clearly realize that this was a shameful act in the heat of the moment and an overreaction," following a"nervous strain of two premieres in quick succession" in The Hague on February 9 and in Hanover on Saturday, he added.
A Hannover police spokeswoman confirmed to CNN that they are investigating insult and bodily harm against Hüster. No charges have been filed. "Ballet director Marco Goecke has violated all principles of conduct of the Hanover State Opera by his impulsive reaction towards journalist Wiebke Hüster last Saturday evening, has deeply offended Ms. Hüster personally and has thus unsettled the audience, the employees of the house, and the general public in the most extreme way," the Hannover State Opera said in a statement to CNN.
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