Marco Goecke with his beloved ‘poo’pertrator, Gustav
(Picture: Franco-Jennewein)No one likes criticism, even if it’s constructive, as most people’s egos react badly to it. Typically, this manifests as a grimaced smile and reluctantly eked “no worries”. But for Marco Goecke, the head of Hanover State Opera’s ballet company, he chose a rather extreme measure.
In retaliation to one particularly damning review that called his upcoming opera, In the Dutch Mountain, as “boring” and “disjointed”, the aggrieved Goecke decided to smear dog poo on the critic behind it.
