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Whether you want to try something new, revive your passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Write a short story in a weekendCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maame BlueTurn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace. Please note: this course includes a 1-hour break each day.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00 - Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
- Picture book writingCourse start date: Sun 27 Oct 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lou KuenzlerWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories, develop their ideas and technique.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Screen acting: intensiveCourse start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary GrantThis is a practical and intensive weekend course. Working in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, you'll explore and develop the key skills required for working on camera.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - The Amaravati stupa: an ancient, colonial and contemporary historyCourse start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AzizExamine the history, architecture, aesthetics and religious significance of the Amaravati stupa. Admire parts of it during the visit at the British Museum.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Printmaking weekend: laser cutting and mixed media printsCourse start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokThis course introduces you to new ways of combining printmaking with creative thinking by using multiple printmaking techniques and processes, layering them to produce compositions that can be made into artworks to take away with you.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - Spanish holiday kitCourse start date: Sat 30 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaAre you planning a city break in Spain? Would you like to get to grips with the fundamentals of the language so you can feel less like a tourist and more like a local? This course will give you an introduction into the basics of the Spanish language and enable you to get by in the most frequent travel situations. This course is ideal for complete beginners.
PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE BOOK UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST SESSION, AS IF YOU TRANSFER TO A REGULAR BEGINNERS COURSES, YOU WILL USE A DIFFERENT BOOK.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Narration for podcast and documentary (intensive)Course start date: Sat 30 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David ThorpeA fun and intensive weekend workshop all about the incredible world of narration. This enormous and lucrative area of the voiceover world includes e-learning, documentaries, audio books, medical/technical narration, explainer videos and more. You’ll learn how to deliver great reads from the inside out. It’s not just about the sound of your voice! This course will be delivered in the media studio.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Postgraduate academic writingCourse start date: Sat 30 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anne WilsonExplore the building blocks and strategies for good academic writing at postgraduate level. Ideal for those studying or contemplating academic writing beyond undergraduate studies.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Enhance your impact and presenceCourse start date: Sat 7 Dec 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnStrong people skills are essential these days. You must be able to communicate, influence and impress both your colleagues and friends to enhance relationships and to make yourself heard. Discover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back. This weekend course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00 - Deep tissue massage: a CPD workshopCourse start date: Sat 14 Dec 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardExpand your skills to apply deep tissue massage techniques with confidence. Learn how to relieve fatigue, muscle tension, and improve flexibility.
This is for therapists who hold a Level 3 qualification in massage.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £229.00 - Come and sing: WickedCourse start date: Sat 14 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan Blake, Richard Hartley WilsonWicked - The hugely successful Broadway and international smash hit musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winne Holzman is being made into a feature film which will be in cinemas this year. Come and explore the highlights in several variations (solos, duets and ensemble numbers) at our friendly weekend workshop. 'No one mourns the wicked', 'The Wizard and I', 'One short day', 'Popular', 'Wonderful', 'For good', 'Dancing through life' and of course 'Defying gravity' are just some of the classic songs covered. There will be plenty of oppurtunities for solos over the course of the weekend.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £90.00 - Portrait painting: two session poseCourse start date: Sat 14 Dec 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenDevelop a portrait from life: a structured course to build skills towards making a convincing portrait where the model keeps the same pose over 2 sessions to enable a sustained piece of work.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Festive screenprinting workshopCourse start date: Sat 14 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthIn this fun and festive two day workshop you will be taught how to print onto cards, paper, t-shirts, tote bags and other fabrics. Students will learn basic screenprinting techniques, including how to put your own designs onto screens, correct inks and printing methods and how to clean and prepare screens.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Creative collage: weekend workshopCourse start date: Sat 14 Dec 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pam WilliamsFrom the early 20th century onwards, the advent of ‘mass’ media – newspapers, magazines, leaflets, packaging - led to some of the most innovative artistic movements in Western culture: Dada, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Punk.
Arguably, these movements (all of which centralised ‘collage’), have had more of a bearing on contemporary graphic design than anything else. Think of the countless adverts, websites, and social media posts which owe a debt to Jamie Reid’s ‘Sex Pistols’ album designs (which, in turn, owe their existence to the Dadaists).
The methodology of collage should therefore play a role in any good design practice.
Our Workshops enable you to take a deep dive into a specific process, media or tool.
They throw the spotlight onto niche areas of the visual communication field, enabling you to hone higher-level skills and gain deeper insights.
Workshops tend to have a practical focus, with little or no theory or context, although this varies by course.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00
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