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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Storytelling for business and pleasure 1
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ariella Eshed
    All cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00
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  2. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  3. Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £55.00
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  4. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  5. From mythical heroines to the emperor's subjects: epistolography in the Roman Empire
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nikoletta Manioti
    Find out more about epistolography (letter writing) as a literary genre in the Roman world.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  6. Great works: Mendelssohn's Octet
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katy Hamilton
    Study the history and form of this famous work in a short, enjoyable music history class.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  7. Great musicians: Berio and Berberian
    Course start date:  Tue 2 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Trish Shaw
    Composer Luciano Berio and singer-composer Cathy Berberian were the power couple of contemporary music in the 1950s and 1960s, collaborating to discover new sounds and musical techniques and structures in works from Tema: Omaggio a Joyce and Sequenza III to Stripsody.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  8. Welsh singing Christmas carols
    Course start date:  Wed 3 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Clare Whitehead
    Love singing at Christmas? Join this workshop to learn and sing Welsh Christmas carols.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £19.00
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  9. Una stagione con Dante: introduzione
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 3 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Francesco Bucciol
    This session - conducted entirely in Italian - is the first part of an introduction to the Divine Comedy. The first session introduces you to Dante's life, his political and philosophical views and gives an overview of the structure of the poem. We will devote the following three sessions (from January onwards) to reading, analysing and commenting on a selection of cantos. Please note that the selection of the cantos read in the following sessions will be different from that of previous years, so you are welcome to re-enrol even if you have attended before.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  10. Spanish Quiz/game night: level B1-B2
    Course start date:  Thu 4 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen
    Come and join us in this fun Spanish night! Do you like pub quizzes? Do you want to put into practice your knowledge of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, culture, and music while having fun in the process? Then you are in the right place!
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  11. German Christmas carols
    Course start date:  Thu 4 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gisela Meyer
    Do you love singing at Christmas? Join this workshop to learn and sing German Christmas carols.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £19.00
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  12. Full fee £459.00 Senior fee £459.00 Concession £459.00
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  13. Interactions between the Mediterranean world and Anglo-Saxon England
    Course start date:  Fri 5 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Stephen Pollington
    This talk will explore some of the connections which maintained the Anglo-Saxons' feeling that Rome was part of their heritage.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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  14. Demystifying Tate Modern
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    Get an overview of Tate Modern with this straightforward and lively insight into the gallery’s current displays and the role of the gallery in the contemporary art world. #arthistory #tatemodern.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  15. What are Greek myths?
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 6 Dec 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Contos
    Myth permeated all aspects of ancient society and much the same can be said today. Investigate the relevance and perseverance of the Greek myth and why these tales continue to fascinate.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00
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