Bert Gstettner´s teaching program
Since his studies at the Erick Hawkins School for Dance in New York, where he was invited to study with Erick Hawkins personally, he has remained in constant exchange and connection with Hawkins´ successors. Erick Hawkins Dance >>>
Butoh dance and contact improvisation are further areas, in which he has engaged intensively.
In addition to dance and performance, Bert has been practicing Kungfu, Tai Chi and Qi-Gong. He practices the classical Tai Chi forms (Yang 24, 48, sword) as well as in particular, the Martial Art of Awareness - Il Liq Chuan, which he has been studying intensively for more than 10 years and has attained certified proficiency in its ILC -forms, -applications and partner trainings spinning- and sticky hands. ILC-Austria >>>
photo: Martina Stapf
"The weekly dance training or how Bert calls it the ´dance class´, has become an indispensable tool for me over the years - one through which I can reliably draw strength and regain my focus on what is essential - my connection to the whole and a deeply rooted sense of being within myself. Whenever I arrive feeling unsettled or simply tired, I leave Tanz*Hotel feeling aligned and focused again. Bert´s training is holistic. With his decades of experience and extensive bodywork with people, he has an intuitive ability to respond to each person´s individual state and needs, without loosing sight of the group dynamic or the effective, organic flow of the exercises. I have learned a lot about myself and about the relationship between body and mind, and continue to do so every time." Sarah Jung
***Courses, Seminars, Group Classes***
TANZ DER GEGENWART
Free movement, dance, choreography - from formless movement to a developed, liberated form. In the fusion of deep feeling and a relaxed body, we find connection, loosening, balance and joy of movement. Through structured exercises the fundamental elements of dance movements are explored, discovered and expanded on through improvisation. Bert Gstettner offers movement training built on years of experience, based on the somatic perception of modern dance, following the principles of Erick Hawkins School for Dance, and Far Eastern martial arts. For dancers, actors and everyone with an interest in dance.
Wednesdays 6.00–7.45 pm
T*H Studio 1
Fridays 9.30–11.15 am
T*H Studio 1
Further information, (pre-)registration: 0699 11717971 (SMS, Whatsapp, Signal) | Dates, Prices >>>
"Bert Gstettner has taught me so much in all these years, since I´ve first stepped into his dance class. The classes are intense, because they go beneath the surface, always starting from the body and its current state. Therefore the work feels really exact but also free at the same time. One of the strengths of his training is that despite of a reoccuring movement reperoire, every class is different, as everything is developed organically out of that what is already there. You benefit from a highly experienced teacher, who lets different influences flow into his trainig and passes his curiosity on to his students. Bert´s classes feel like journeys into the connections within the body, from which free improvisation can emerge. After a class like this, not only my muscles feel different but also my lungs, my heart and my connection to the world." Ines Rössl
ATEM*BEWEGUNG
The 12 basic exercises are simple and highly effective. The lungs and the diaphragm are trained, the overall coordination between movement, alignment and breath is practiced and improved. Regular practice enhances well-being and supports the body´s natural self-healing potential. The training is suitable for people who work with presentations, speaking, movement and singing as well as for those who´d like to regain their health. More information in direct conversation and during the exercises in person.
Further information: 0699 11717971
***Artistic Consulting, Coaching, Private Lessons***
Contemporary Dance and Choreography, Breathing-/Movement Coaching as well as Tai Chi and Martial Arts
Individual private classes according to individual state and needs.
Classes: 60 min for € 80 | 90 min for € 110
Further information: bert.gstettner@tanzhotel.at or 0699 11717971
