Katharina Czernin, Dancer
Lecturer for Breathing Techniques and Body Awareness
czernin-k@mdw.ac.at

Education
Sports high school
Piano (10 years of preparatory course at the University of Music and Performing Arts)
Dance (classical ballet, jazz, modern and contemporary dance) at the Dance Centre Iwanson Munich
Movement (sports gymnastics, yoga, qi gong, tai chi...)

Pedagogical
Breathing and body training as well as body disposition at the Department of Voice and Musical Theatre at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Modern dance at the ballet department, Vienna Conservatory
Ballet gymnastics at the MUK (Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna)
Musical: Modern and contemporary dance, Department of Voice and Musical Theatre at the mdw
Methodology and didactics KKTP (College for Commercial Dance Styles and Pedagogy)

Courses
isa – International Summer Academy of the mdw
Department of Music and Movement Education/Rhythmics and Music Physiology (mdw)
ÖGfMM (Austrian Society for Music and Medicine)
KinderUniKunst
Szene Bunte Wähne Festival
"Hearing with the body – moving music", BORG Mittersill
as well as several dozen courses and workshops at various schools and studios, including "Krekita – Creative Children's Dance"

Artistic
Dancer
Diverse collaborations with contemporary musicians, visual artists and filmmakers
Austrian Ensemble for New Music
Composers' Forum Mittersill
Salzburg Festival Opening
Klosterneuburg Opera, Media Opera, etc.
International Society for Polyesthetic Education

Choreography
Acting: Ancient dramas (Oresteia, Alcestis...), Garcia Lorca...
Musicals: Department of Voice and Musical Theatre at the mdw
Modern and contemporary dance: Vienna Conservatory, Mumok, soloist...
Opera: Institute for Voice and Music Theatre at the mdw

Jury and management role in dance competitions (ÖTR)

Publications:
"Hearing with the Body, Dancing Song" in the mdw anthology Performing Translations
Interfaces between Art, Education and Science

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)-19.11.2025