{"id":30193,"date":"2018-03-27T07:09:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T07:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=30193"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:16:51","slug":"interview-with-james-hay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/interview-with-james-hay\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with James Hay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Don&#8217;t tell me I have done a good job<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The First Soloist at the Royal Ballet prefers to know if he has danced well himself rather than to hear somebody else telling him so. Yet he is well-mannered, amiable and he likes to laugh. ALESSANDRO BIZZOTTO met him and talked with him about self-confidence, new roles and artistry, and found out why today he cares more about pushing the level of his ability.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The corridors of the Royal Opera House are flooded with light. I&#8217;ve always found this theatre one of the most luminous ones among the big international opera houses. I continue to think so as James Hay leads me through stairs and hallways on a rainy London morning.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Berkshire, Hay joined the Royal Ballet nearly ten years ago and got promoted to First Soloist in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have more than one hour&#8221; he tells me as we sit on a sofa under what seems like a white neon light. &#8220;I have a rehearsal just after 11:00&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30195 size-large\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #777777; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-800x553.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-1600x1107.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-2048x1417.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/James-Hay-as-Bratfisch-in-Mayerling-\u00a9-Johan-Persson-600x415.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #777777; text-align: right;\">The Royal Ballet production of Mayerling, choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan (1929-1992), to music by Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Credit: Johan Persson \/ Royal Opera House \/ ArenaPAL<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihc-locker-wrap\"><div  class='ihc_locker_2'><div class='lock_content'><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Imagine_website_Digital_Exklusiv.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Weiterlesen mit Digital+<\/h2>\n<p>Alle Formate in einem ABO.<br \/>\nBequem auf Ihrem mobilen Endger\u00e4t Ihrer Wahl.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alle Artikel online lesen<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum ePaper<\/li>\n<li>Zugang zum Online-Archiv von Dance for You<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Jetzt digital freischalten!<\/h4>\n<\/div><div class='lock_buttons'>\n  <!-- Login Form - Start -->\n  <div class=\"ihc-login-form-wrap ihc-login-template-11\">\n      <form method=\"post\" id=\"ihc_login_form\">\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihcaction\" value=\"login\" \/>\n          <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ihc_login_nonce\" value=\"f3d748fe43\" \/>\n\n          \n                    <!-- Username field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-username-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"text\" value=\"\" name=\"log\" id=\"iump_login_username\" placeholder=\"Username\"\/>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of username field -->\n          \n                    <!-- Password field -->\n          <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr\">\n              <i class=\"fa-ihc fa-pass-ihc\"><\/i>\n              <input type=\"password\" value=\"\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"iump_login_password\" placeholder=\"Password\"\/>\n              <span  class=\"ihc-hide-login-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                <\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- End of Password field -->\n          \n          \n          <!-- Remember me checkbox -->\n                    <div class=\"impu-remember-wrapper\">\n              <input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"forever\" name=\"rememberme\" class=\"impu-form-input-remember\" \/>\n              <span class=\"impu-form-label-remember\">Remember Me<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of remember me --->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links-pass\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/lost-password\/\">Lost your password?<\/a><\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Aditional links -->\n\n          <div class=\"ihc-clear\"><\/div>\n\n          <!-- captcha -->\n                    <!-- end of captcha -->\n\n          <!-- Submit bttn -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-line-fr impu-form-submit\">\n                  <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Log In\" name=\"Submit\"  class=\"button button-primary button-large\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n                    <!-- End of Submit bttn -->\n\n          <!-- Social -->\n                    <!-- End of Social -->\n\n          <!-- Additional links -->\n                        <div class=\"impu-form-links\">\n                <div class=\"impu-form-links-reg\">Don&#039;t have an account? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/register\/\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n                        <!-- End of Aditional links -->\n\n      <\/form>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n  <span class='ihc-js-login-data'\tdata-user_field='#iump_login_username' data-password_field='#iump_login_password' data-error_message='Please fill out all mandatory fields' ><\/span>\n  <!-- End of Login Form -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t tell me I have done a good job The First Soloist at the Royal Ballet prefers to know if he has danced well himself rather than to hear somebody else telling him so. 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