Marco Goecke

Marco Goecke is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed choreographers of the moment in the international dance world. His choreographies are sensationally idiosyncratic and innovative. In a dark atmosphere, full of suggestion and magic, he touches the spectator deep inside with absurdist – and never before seen dance.

The young German choreographer Marco Goecke, who comes from Wuppertal and trained at the Conservatory of The Hague, was resident choreographer of Scapino Ballet Rotterdam between 2005 and 2011. His first high-profile choreography as resident choreographer for Scapino, Der Rest ist Schweigen (2005) was one of the highlights of his career. the 2005/2006 season selected for the Dutch Dance Days.

Scapino presented Marco Goecke: Äffi and Ring them bells (2006 and 2007), the Dutch premiere of Beautiful Freak (2007) in Heartland, in Waveland (2007) the world premiere of Bravo Charlie and in 4x20 Colourproof (2008) the Dutch premiere of blush. In December 2008 the Dutch premiere of The Nutcracker. In 2009 Supernova was part of the 4x20 Storyproof program and in 2010 Pierrot Lunaire was featured in the Reischl & Goecke, choreographers program. In 2010, Suite, Suite, Suite premiered at Scapino. In 2011, Goecke created the full-length Songs for Drella together with Ed Wubbe.

In 2006, the international press proclaimed Marco Goecke to be the new great choreographic talent (Ballett/Tanz). In December 2006, Goecke won the Nijinsky Award in Monaco for the most promising and outstanding choreographer in the international dance field. In 2007 he was nominated for the Deutsche Theaterpreis 2007.

Slapstick in lightning-fast movements

Marco Goecke is already a discovery because his style is completely different from usual. Fascinating is the endless variety of allusions and movements that he combines and reinvents in every ballet: shadow boxes, pantomime, slapstick in lightning-fast movements and abrupt changes of tempo. Behind the scenes there are always new surprises for Goecke that come out of a box like a devil and surprise the viewer or scare the body.

Nationality

German

Education

Heinz-Bosl Stiftung balletacademie (Munich), Royal Conservatory (The Hague)

Prizes and nominations

Prix Dom Perignon (2003), Culture prize of Baden-Württemberg (2005), Nijinsky Prize (2006), nomation FAUST Award (2007), nomation FAUST Award (2015), nomation Taglioni Ballet Award (2015), Zwaan (2017), nomination Zwaan (2021)

Choreographies for Scapino

Songs for Drella (2011)
Suite, Suite, Suite (2010) - Dutch page
Pierrot Lunaire (2010)
Supernova (22009) - Dutch page
The Nutcracker (2008)
Blushing (2008) - Dutch page
Bravo Charlie (2007) - Dutch page
Beautiful Freak (2007) - Dutch page
Äffi
(2006)
Ring them Bells (2006)
Der Rest ist Schweigen (2005) - Dutch page

Choreografieën voor Scapino

Der rest is Schweigen

30 September 2005 to 12 January 2006

Razendsnelle bewegingen, abrupte tempowisselingen, fladderende armen, wriemelende vingers, achterover hellende torso's en slapstickachtige bewegingen.

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Beautiful Freak

02 February 2007 to 19 May 2007

Marco Goecke omschreef Beautiful Freak met de zin: every time we say goodbye, I die a little.

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Bravo Charlie

28 September 2007 to 28 November 2007

Net zoals in zijn vorige stukken zoekt Marco Goecke in Bravo Charlie een balans tussen een donkere kant en veel relativerende humor. Met o.a. verwijzingen naar theater en Vietnam laat Goecke op...

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Blushing

08 February 2008 to 10 May 2008

Prijswinnende choreografie van Marco Goecke op muziek van Tom Waits, The Cramps en Ho Road.

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De Notenkraker

05 December 2008 to 14 December 2008

Compromisloze dans van de tot nu toe origineelste choreograaf van de 21e eeuw

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Dancer Leslie Humbert in Supernova by Marco Goecke

Supernova

20 February 2009 to 12 May 2009

‘What is your last step before vanishing into the dark?' Marco Goecke asks a dancer during a rehearsal for his new piece Supernova.

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Suite, Suite, Suite

05 October 2010 to 01 December 2010

Achter de bizarre maar indrukwekkende bewegingstaal van Goecke schuilt een tot in de puntjes vastgelegde structuur waaraan zelfs Bach niet ontkomt.

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Foto: Joris-Jan Bos

Songs for Drella

06 February 2015 to 16 May 2015

Het roerige leven van popartkunstenaar Andy Warhol, bezongen door muziekiconen Lou Reed en John Cale en gedanst door Scapino: de spraakmakende productie Songs for Drella is terug wegens succes...

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Nationality

German

Education

Heinz-Bosl Stiftung balletacademie (Munich), Royal Conservatory (The Hague)

Prizes and nominations

Prix Dom Perignon (2003), Culture prize of Baden-Württemberg (2005), Nijinsky Prize (2006), nomation FAUST Award (2007), nomation FAUST Award (2015), nomation Taglioni Ballet Award (2015), Zwaan (2017), nomination Zwaan (2021)

Choreographies for Scapino

Songs for Drella (2011)
Suite, Suite, Suite (2010) - Dutch page
Pierrot Lunaire (2010)
Supernova (22009) - Dutch page
The Nutcracker (2008)
Blushing (2008) - Dutch page
Bravo Charlie (2007) - Dutch page
Beautiful Freak (2007) - Dutch page
Äffi
(2006)
Ring them Bells (2006)
Der Rest ist Schweigen (2005) - Dutch page

Contact

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