{"id":31729,"date":"2019-01-02T09:51:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T09:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=31729"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:39:25","slug":"real-talk-with-choreographer-and-director-katrin-hall-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/real-talk-with-choreographer-and-director-katrin-hall-2\/","title":{"rendered":"REAL TALK \u2026 with choreographer and director KATRIN HALL"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>Artistic Director of the G\u00f6teborgsOperans Danskompani<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>by Armando Braswell <\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>When someone is being interviewed, they always put their best face forward. &#8220;Real Talk&#8221; is designed to help young dancers and professionals by providing them with the whole truth about the problems faced by artists&#8230;on stage and off. A conversation with Katrin Hall, former Artistic Director of Iceland Dance Company (1996 \u2013 2012) and current artistic director of the G\u00f6teborgsOperans Danskompani in Sweden.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you always want to do what you\u2019re doing now?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>No, I did not necessarily believe I could make dance as my profession and career. It kind of happened naturally.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"wp-image-31731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2018-03-03-20.25.16-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2018-03-03-20.25.16-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2018-03-03-20.25.16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2018-03-03-20.25.16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2018-03-03-20.25.16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2018-03-03-20.25.16.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>Ceremony of the Swedish theatre critics award for G\u00f6teborgsOperans Danskompani and Katrin Hall.<br \/>Photo by S\u00f6ren H\u00e5kanlind<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\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=\"b612e5e62b\" \/>\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? 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