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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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- Craft focus: how to edit your novelCourse start date: Sat 18 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah LeipcigerOnce your story is on the page, the editing process begins. Where do you start and what skills do you need? This course guides learners through the editing of a story or manuscript, exploring approaches to making line edits, improving narrative structure and more.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Meditation for pain relief and wellbeingCourse start date: Sat 18 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sally PageWhether you experience long term physical or acute pain, unpleasant body symptoms or simply want to understand the pain better or improve your health and wellbeing, this course offers the possibilities available to you. It will also guide you to the direct experience of peace, a relaxed body and improved functioning as well as providing you with the know how to make the choice.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 - Sculpture: inspired by GiacomettiCourse start date: Sun 19 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Martin HansonA bronze by Swiss sculptor Giacometti recently sold at auction for £65,000,000. Create your own by researching materials, building an armature, sculpting directly in plaster and colour your sculpture to a realistic bronze finish. All abilities welcome.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Jewellery: soldering workshopCourse start date: Tue 21 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth BoneDoes your soldering let your jewellery work down? If you would like to practise without worrying about the outcome, get expert help and improve your understanding and technique, then come and join this practical course. Soon you will be soldering with confidence.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Chinese advanced practiceCourse start date: Wed 22 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zhonghan LinThis course is designed for advanced students to have conversations in Chinese based on current news stories in a small group environment.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Chi Kung for balance and stabilityCourse start date: Thu 23 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonWould you like to add some stillness to your existing chi kung practice?
At this workshop we will follow the support cycle of the five elements earth, metal, water, wood and fire. We will slow down and connect to stillness, become more grounded, centred and relaxed, get a better energy flow and become more aware of ourselves, others and our surroundings. We will also do some standing and sitting meditation.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £76.00 - Textiles: frame loom weavingCourse start date: Wed 10 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoLearn the basics of handweaving on a frame loom. Explore traditional rug making techniques to create raised surface decoration and handweaving in plain weave pattern. Create a series of samples, and design and create your own contemporary weave combining techniques.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - Writing black out poetryCourse start date: Sat 25 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah WestcottSometimes a poem is shaped by stripping words away. This fun day workshop explores the emerging form of black out poetry. Learn how to find hidden poems in texts such as newspaper articles, advertisements and letters. - Craft focus: novel plotting workshop (advanced)Course start date: Sun 26 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rosie ChardGain fresh insight into your novel's plot in this advanced course designed to help you find a structure that showcases the story you want to tell. Suitable for those with a novel in progress.
Please note: sessions include a 1-hour break. - Voiceovers: advancedCourse start date: Fri 31 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John EastmanExpanding on the skills mastered in the Improvers course, you will gain deeper experience in microphone and voiceover techniques, working towards a higher professional standard. This more challenging course will provide you with a focused range of audio/voiceover materials.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00 - Figures in British politics and society you need to know!Course start date: Tue 28 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gabriel Olumide ApataThe aim of this course is to bring to the forefront those, in British politics and society, who may have been confined to the fringes of history, simply been forgotten about, not fully understood or had their stories altered to fit a certain narrative. Curious? Join us to learn more!Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Writing a memoir (continuation)Course start date: Wed 29 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonSome moments in our lives are so powerful they beg to be shared with the world. This continuation course guides students in developing a memoir project that will resonate and inspire.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Artists moving image practice: personal projectCourse start date: Wed 29 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter GomesThis advanced course is aimed at practicing contemporary artists working, or interested in working, within the Moving Image. Through research, experimentation and play, you will develop new moving image work in an exploratory and supported workshop environment.Full fee £779.00 Senior fee £623.00 Concession £545.00 - Acting for radio: Theatre CompanyCourse start date: Wed 29 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonBecome part of a radio repertory company and take part in creating and recording for broadcast a performance of a radio play. This term we will be performing scenes from Oscar Wilde's Importance Of Being Earnest. In addition, there will be a public performance of a reading of the play on Thursday 18th July. This advanced course is for those with previous experience in acting and radio, either through courses or industry. Please click on Start Your Interview to apply; the Drama Department will contact you to progress your application.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Drawing and the art of mindfulness: an introductionCourse start date: Fri 31 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyAn introduction to drawing and mindfulness and how when practised together they can support greater confidence and creativity in drawing. Through a variety of guided exercises, explore how the two disciplines relate and how each can enrich the other. This course is suitable for beginners to drawing and/or mindfulness.Full fee £49.00
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