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About Gabriel Tramullas Gentet
Born in Houilles (Paris - France) in 1976, Gabriel moved with his family to Jaca, a village in
northern Spain, where he started practicing figure skating. At the early age of 14, inspired by the mountains surrounding him, he decided to try free climbing. For more than 15 years, he dedicated his life to this sport, setting routes of 8B+/C (5.13D/5.14A) and competing at the regional, national, and international level, while claiming several prizes along the way.
Street Workout and Calisthenic Certified Trainer, and Professional Firefighter from 2005 to date, in 2006, after watching a contemporary circus show, Gabriel felt it was time to explore his artistic and creative side within the aerial acrobatics world. He started practicing aerial silks, but quickly moved on to rope and straps. After taking courses and workshops in Spain for over 3 years, he decided to expand his knowledge and for the next 4 years he travelled frequently to Montreal, Canada, to train with instructors and graduates from the renowned École National de Cirque de Montréal (ENC), such as Yury Bozyan, Victor Fomine, Véronique
Thibeault, Anouk Vallé, and Jonathan Fortin, to name a few. While in Montreal, he completed more than 800 hours of private instruction focusing on technique, conditioning, creativity and artistry, and teaching strategies, on both rope and straps.
In 2012 Gabriel created “7WW”, the first piece of a rope trilogy act. “UFR” followed next in 2013, and the final piece, “REQUIEM”, was completed in 2014. (https://www.youtube.com/c/GabrielTramullasGentet). While truly enjoying the fusion between athleticism and art provided by his rope performances, Gabriel decided he wanted to shift his focus toward helping aerial acrobats achieve their training goals.
While continuing his training for a period of 8 years under the mentorship of Pedro Bergua, one of the most prestigious free climbing trainers in Spain, Gabriel decided to combine his knowledge of these two disciplines to create a unique training system focused on the proper execution of aerial acrobatics and aerial calisthenics.
In 2010 he organized the first "Extreme Aerial Meeting - Rodellar Caves”, an annual training retreat that has been running successfully to date. He also founded “The Aerial Movement®” in 2017, a new systematic approach for aerial training that includes theory, practice, and a unique methodology that combines biomechanics, programmed training, technique, conditioning, and preparatory exercises focused on the development and execution of dynamic, explosive, and slow motion movements in aerial acrobatics and aerial calisthenics.
Gabriel has coached students, professionals, performers, and instructors all over Europe and North America. He has taught numerous workshops and courses at schools such as the National School “Maciva Cirkusz Telep” in Budapest, "Gravity Circus Centre" and "My Aerial Home" in London, “Rogelio Rivel Escola de Circ” in Barcelona, "Fontys Academy of Circus and Performance Art" in Tilburg, “Circomedia” in Bristol, "En Piste" in Montréal, “Scuola di Circo di Roma” in Rome, "Aerial Silk Vienna" in Vienna, "Art revolution" in Pescara, "WITA" in Galatina, and "La Fucina Del Circo" in Torino to name a few.
He has also taught rope and straps as a guest instructor in Gravity Circus Centre’s Professional Program (2015), and Fontys Academy of Circus and Performance Art’s bachelor’s Program (2015, 2016 and 2017).
Gabriel’s motto is "It's not what you do, but how you do it ".
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