Performing Arts Courses & Classes in London and Online
City Lit offers performing arts courses in the heart of Covent Garden in Central London during the evening, daytime and at weekends. Explore our range of subjects including acting, (including accredited acting courses), dance, radio and screen, and voice, speech and communication as well as a full range of music courses, such as piano, singing, strings and wind instruments to jazz and pop, music technology, music theory and history
Some of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning .
Our courses are labelled clearly for beginners or those with previous experience and you can speak to a specialist advisor to help you choose the right level. If you would you like some help or advice:
For music courses email music@citylit.ac.uk. You can also view our music auditions and advice page.
For drama, dance and speech courses email drama@citylit.ac.uk
- Summer choirCourse start date: Mon 11 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard Hartley WilsonSinging with others is great fun, and has been proven to be good for your health. Join us for this short course and get started over the summer to see how it can benefit you. Suitable for all levels, no audition required.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £48.00 - City Lit wind ensemble: summer seasonCourse start date: Tue 12 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen BetleyExplore the wonderful repertoire for mixed wind ensemble in an intensive workshop. You need to play an orchestral wind instrument at grade 5 standard or higher.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £36.00 - Orchestra workshopCourse start date: Tue 12 Jul 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anthony BaileyA fun, intensive workshop for players of orchestral instruments of Grade 6 level upwards, with good music reading skills. Please click the 'Start interview' button to apply.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £54.00 - Jazz repertoireCourse start date: Sat 16 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Angele VeltmeijerEnjoy playing and improvising on familiar and new jazz repertoire in a mixed ensemble. For players with substantial experience of jazz playing, ear training techniques and harmony study. Tunes will be announced in advance of the course. Rhythm section places are limited, so please check vacancies with the music department.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £61.00 - Musicianship for string playersCourse start date: Mon 18 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyImprove your understanding of theory and musicianship in relation to your instrument. This course is for violin, viola and cello players who have been learning for around two years.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £42.00 - Contemporary dance intensiveCourse start date: Wed 20 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francis AngolThis is a three-evening intensive in contemporary dance fusion. Learn how to express your physicality in a dynamic fashion and gain basic knowledge of the main principles of contemporary dance, with influences from other techniques. General level - suitable for both beginners and improvers.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £42.00 - Flute and clarinet choirCourse start date: Sat 23 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lindsey FillinghamOpen to intermediate/advanced flutes and clarinets to play ensemble pieces in a range of styhles. Great for sight-reading and ensemble skills! Alto flute, piccolo, Eb and bass clarinets welcome.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £42.00 - Acting for wellbeingCourse start date: Sun 24 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueIncrease your physical and emotional well-being through playful and fun acting exercises in this one day course. Connect, take notice, be active, learn new skills, become more present and engaged with others using tools drawn from actor training.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £36.00 - Opera appreciation: an introductionCourse start date: Mon 25 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneWhat is opera? And how do you approach it? Explore the ostentatious, sometimes overwhelming, world of opera through study of two major works and styles.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £36.00 - String Summer schoolCourse start date: Fri 29 Jul 2022 (and 1 other date)
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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £60.00 - Mime: workshopCourse start date: Sun 31 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftWhen we imagine Mime we might think of the cliche trapped in a box, however that’s just the basics. This fun intensive one day workshop, will explore the fundamental techniques and skills required towards using your body as the primary source of expression in performance, which will leave you with a lasting understanding of the key physical principles required for any performer today.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £40.00 - Piano masterclassCourse start date: Tue 2 Aug 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria RazumovskayaApproach core piano repertoire through the prism of the Russian piano tradition, gaining insight into its principles of
rubato, 'sound', chord techniques, pedalling, and the 'artistic image' of a piece.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Come and sing: West Side StoryCourse start date: Sat 6 Aug 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan Blake, Richard Hartley WilsonWest Side Story - the iconic musical film from the 1950s and the more recent version from 2021 - contains some of the most catchy repertoire from the 20th century catalogue. Come and explore the highlights in several variations (solos, duets and ensemble numbers) at our friendly weekend workshop.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £67.00 - Stretch and flexCourse start date: Mon 19 Sep 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Bless KlepcharekThis class uses traditional dance stretches as its base and is ideal for anyone who would like to improve their flexibility, range of movement, improve alignment and relieve muscular tension. It is suitable for all ages and abilities and is the perfect warm-up for the Modern Jazz dance class that follows it.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £48.00 - Use your voice assertivelyCourse start date: Mon 25 Apr 2022 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Ian TaylorDo you want to sound more confident, grounded, self-assured and assertive? Improve your vocal skills through a series of exercises that will support you to become more vocally confident, expressive and dynamic without appearing arrogant.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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