- String Winter SchoolCourse start date: Fri 12 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyLearn technique, repertoire and ensemble skills for all orchestral strings. Develop your confidence and make new string friends. For players at grade 3 or above.
Repertoire
Chanson Triste – Tchaikovsky
Quartet Op.4 No.1 in C major - Karl Stamitz
Sinfonia in G - Albinoni
Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00 - Women in Ancient Greece
Course start date: Fri 12 Dec 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: William SterlingIn this course we shall examine women in myth, women in religion and the everyday life of women. It will conclude with a visit to the British Museum.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - German advanced: Von Hirten und Engelschören - die Advents- und Weihnachtszeit in der deutschen KunstCourse start date: Fri 12 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Annette KossowCome to this one off German advanced x mas special in the heart of London.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Lipreading taster sessionCourse start date: Fri 12 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Daryl JoyceThis taster is suitable for total beginners and will give you an insight into how lipreading works and the opportunity to try out some fun exercises.
This course will be taught in spoken English and not in sign language.
See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Protesting to the Beat: music and revolution in Latin America Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezExplore how sound shapes resistance in Latin America, engaging with race, class, gender, and more. Analyse sound as a form of power contestation present in performance, literature, and politics.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Enhance your impact and presenceCourse start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie LunnDiscover how to enhance your vocal and physical impact and presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back, on this intensive weekend course.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00 - French 3 upper: an insider's guide to FranceCourse start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvana AvramEmbark on a cultural journey through Lyon, Nice and Marseille and discover what makes each city unique. This compact, dynamic workshop is full of practical tips and essential vocabulary to help you prepare for your next trip. From history and culture to gastronomy, hidden gems, short itineraries and insider advice—this course gives you everything you need to enrich your visit.
You will gain an engaging overview of three of France’s major cities and learn useful language, cultural insights and local facts to make your stay in France even more memorable.
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Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Portrait painting: two session pose Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Managing files on Apple maciOS and iCloud Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingEver wonder how to get to grips with your iPhone, iPad and iCloud file storage? This course is intended for beginners to experienced users who need to set up and tidy their iCloud storage.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Introduction to acting Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cara JenningsA fun encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.
Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00 - Burlesque Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gwendoline LamourBurlesque is an empowering and expressive performance art. Learn the basics of burlesque movement and dance in this glamorous and fun one day workshop. We will explore the posture, deportment, style and elegance of showgirl movement.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00 - Christmas at the cinema Course start date: Sat 13 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John WischmeyerCarefully-curated Christmas cornucopia overflows with seasonal films, from new entry The Holdovers (2023 Alexander Payne) to Home Alone (1990 Chris Columbus/John Hughes). This is a celebration of the genre of the Christmas film packed with clips and hidden gems: Scrooge (1951 Brian Desmond Hurst) remixed as a film noir, Lindsay Anderson’s Every Day Except Christmas (1957), his film about the old Covent Garden market later seen in My Fair Lady (1964) or Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972) just before it closed down. Full of delights, discussions and a grown man dressed as an Elf (2003).Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Neurodivergence as a fact of society: a brief introductionCourse start date: Sun 14 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouBritish society is diverse, and not only in terms of faiths, ethnic backgrounds and other mostly visible differences. Neurodiversity is also a central aspect. Join us on this non-accredited course for a brief introduction to neurodiversity in society and discover how to engage with and support neurodivergent strengths.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Ferdinand Ries: Beethoven's studentCourse start date: Mon 15 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Ferdinand Ries (1784 –1838) was friend, pupil and secretary to Ludwig van Beethoven and a prolific composer in his own right. Find out more about his life and works on this special short course.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Christmas crooning Course start date: Mon 15 Dec 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard Hartley WilsonDon your sparkly jumpers and get into the Christmas spirit as you sing along to some Christmas classics!Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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