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  1. Improve your speaking voice
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Come and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence by improving your communication skills in the workplace.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £139.00
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  2. Picture book writing
    Crayons in a jar resting on a black and white illustrated page
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 10 Jun 2023 (and 9 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Andrew Weale
    Would 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; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £129.00
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  3. Textiles: experimental hand stitch
    An image of a piece of fabric that features a different experimental stitch technique
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 13 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amarjeet Nandhra
    A contemporary approach to hand stitching and embroidery exploring a variety of traditional stitches and techniques.



    Create experimental and expressive samples using traditional and non-traditional materials.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £169.00
    Rating:
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    7  Reviews Add Your Review
  4. The physics of time
    The physics of time
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 17 Jun 2023 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Gary Retallick
    Explore the various different conceptions of time within modern physics - from the absolute time of Newtonian mechanics to the relativistic time of Einsteinian gravity. The possibility that time is quantized, made up of discrete moments, is seen to emerge in some of the most cutting edge theories of physics, such as loop quantum gravity and string theory. Consider the emergence of time in the big bang, the direction of time, and the possibility of time travel.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £59.00
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  5. Writing the family
    Open diary with photographs and flowers
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 Jun 2023 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nick Barlay
    Tackle the challenges of writing about family life in this thought-provoking workshop about how to craft personal stories into an engaging narrative.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00
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  6. Nutrition: an introduction
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 24 Jun 2023 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellie Holly
    Would you like to explore the relationship between diet and wellbeing? This is an introductory course aimed at giving you a good overview of healthy nutrition and current nutritional trends. You will discover the impact of food on your health and wellbeing, and explore ways to improve your general nutrition.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £79.00
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  7. Discover Brazilian gastronomy
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 1 Jul 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Claudia Cerbino
    Come and discover more about Brazil's history and geography by learning about some of its typical dishes.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £29.00
  8. Art history taster
    Painting of a woman standing in an art gallery, looking at paintings. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
    Course start date:  Fri 7 Jul 2023 (and 17 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    Ever wondered what art history is but don’t want to commit to a whole course? This taster explores some of the ways art historians come to their interpretion art. Build your confidence in looking at art by learning what art and art history really are.
    Full fee £10.00
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  9. Alexander technique: workshop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Jul 2023 (and 6 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Cristina Codina Llavina
    Discover how to return your body to its natural state of balance and poise in this beginner's guide to the Alexander Technique. Learn to become mindful of muscular and mental tension in our Monday workshop.
    Full fee £79.00
  10. Writing poetry: experiments in chance and choice
    Pen and paper with scattering of petals
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 15 Jul 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Mariah Whelan
    Explore interesting, off-beat and diverse approaches to generating verse on this one-day course. Try out cut-ups, found lines, experiments in meter and rhyme, and much more.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00
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  11. Film studies taster
    A black cinema screen showing in red the words, ‘Previews of Coming Attractions’
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 16 Sep 2023 (and 7 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paul Sutton
    Learn how to evaluate and discuss films while enjoying a working example of a City Lit Film Studies class. In this class we will view and explore clips from a number of films, including popular remakes, enabling us to consider and compare themes and techniques from differing filmmaking countries. There will be a chance to review – in brief – film courses at City Lit (September - December 2023).
    Full fee £10.00
  12. The 60 minute writer
    Hand writing in notepad with coffee mug in foreground
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 18 Apr 2023 (and 14 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tasha Kavanagh
    Fit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.
    Full fee £99.00
    Rating:
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    10  Reviews Add Your Review
  13. How to get an agent
    Woman sits working on a laptop
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 30 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sophie McKenzie
    This intensive workshop offers students insider, need-to-know information on securing a literary agent.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00
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  14. CAD/CAM: using Rhinoceros 7
    Course start date:  Fri 6 Oct 2023 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Emilia Netto




    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £149.00
  15. From page to screen: Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellen Cheshire
    This course explores film adaptations of two great detectives of fiction: Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe. By focusing on one of their most famous novels we will compare the literary and various cinematic versions, analysing themes and characters and discuss how the films adapt the novels to fit the medium of cinema.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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