Marco Goecke is a renowned choreographer and dancer. He was born on February 28, 1972, in Wuppertal, Germany. Goecke began his dance training at a young age and later went on to study at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands.
Known for his unique and innovative choreographic style, Goecke has created numerous works that have been performed by dance companies around the world. His choreography is characterized by its intricate and fast-paced movements, as well as its emotional intensity.
Goecke has worked with prestigious dance companies such as the Stuttgart Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, and the Paris Opera Ballet. He has received critical acclaim and several awards for his choreographic work, including the “Choreographer of the Year” award in Germany.
In addition to his choreography, Goecke has also performed as a dancer in various productions. He has a strong stage presence and is known for his expressive and dynamic performances.
Marco Goecke continues to be an influential figure in the world of contemporary dance, pushing boundaries and challenging traditional notions of movement and expression. His work continues to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.
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Zampanò, a coarse showman, is touring the entire country with his penniless assistant, Gelsomina. The dependent young woman, who always appears at Zampanò’s side as a clown, is badly treated by him and kept as a slave. But when Gelsomina meets the sensitive tightrope artist Matto one day, she learns for the first time in…
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Marco Goecke‘s Lonesome George was first performed 2015. The touching and captivating work for 11 dancers was named after a giant tortoise called Lonesome George from the Galápagos Islands. It was originally thought that this tortoise, which died in 2012 at over one hundred years of age, was the last of its subspecies. That wasn’t…
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Cassiopeia’s Garden Millions of years ago, an incomprehensible cosmic event occurred in the constellation Cassiopeia. The radio waves from this event are still perceptible today.Every event in our lives, even if it lies seemingly far in the past, poses the question: What remains? Christian Spuck Nachtmerrie Dreams have always played a big role in my…
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Primo quadro – Il potere dell’arte Il mondo dell’arte sembra tremare, in modo minaccioso e tuttavia pieno di promesse.Un ballerino alla ricerca del proprio io artistico. La premo- nizione di qualcosa di nuovo si profila all’orizzonte. Secondo quadro – Tersicore Tersicore, la divina musa della danza, appare e dona la sua ispirazione. Terzo quadro –…
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RESONANCE, the first NDT 1 programme of the season 25/26, as a livestream from the comfort of your living room. Experience Jiří Kylián‘s Mémoires d’Oubliettes (2009) up close, find yourself right in the middle of Crystal Pite‘s satirical boardroom drama The Statement (2016), and be moved by Marco Goecke‘s emotional Woke up Blind (2016), set…
