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- Creative instrumental ensembleCourse start date: Wed 31 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: George SleightholmeCome and get creative with your instrument! Learn to create original music in a collaborative and supportive atmosphere with an experienced tutor and like-minded musicians.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00 - Silver Swans ballet class improversCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Abigail BulfinThis improvers course will focus on expanding existing knowledge of ballet technique and vocabulary and is designed to enable you to learn and execute more varied and complex movement sequences. There is an emphasis on delivering ballet technique to facilitate healthy joints, flexibility, movement quality and core strength.
Silver Swans® classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s and the improvers course is suitable for older leaners with at least 1 year of foundation ballet or Silver Swans experience.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Ballet pointe: improversCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dilek TaptikRefine, stregthen and challenge your pointe work. With expert guidance you will gain greater confindence and build on your technique as we explore more complex combinations at the barre and in the centre. Working safely and with correct alignment are at the core of what we do so to get the most out of this course you should have attended regular ballet classes and pointe work for at least 12-18 months.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Reading English literature aloud: late 20th century and beyondCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vernon ThompsonCome and enjoy reading aloud short stories and passages from novels by late 20th century and contemporary novelists. Join our friendly Wednesday lunchtime reading club! This term:
The Remains of the Day-Kazuo Ishiguro
Bilgewater- Jane Gardam. - Play-readingCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simon BowenCome together with others to explore the work of different playwrights, share the spoken word and gain insight into different plays. These fun and friendly sessions are for people who would like to read and discuss plays under the guidance of a theatre professional. Working in a supportive atmosphere you will read out loud and discuss the main themes of a range of both contemporary and classic texts.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Acting ShakespeareCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon DarwenRehearse scenes and speeches from various Shakespeare's plays. Create vivid performances that are both true to life and true to Shakespeare’s language.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Sing music theatre workshopCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Heather LongmanThis popular course explores musical theatre singing. Grow your knowledge of the repertoire. Suitable for singers and actors wanting to improve their singing and acting through song technique. Be guided through the basics to find the right singing qualities for this repertoire. - Floor barre: general levelCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dilek TaptikFloor barre is a wonderful conditioning programme for everyone, regardless of age and ability. Work through all the important muscle groups while safely supporting the body on the floor. All levels welcome.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - Silver Swans ballet barreCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate ScottAdapted for older learners our Silver Swans® ballet barre classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s. Ballet barre practice improves posture, strength and flexibility, focusing on the placement of the body and co-ordination. This class is suitable for those looking for a new way to exercise in a fun, relaxed learning group.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - Ballet pointe: beginnersCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dilek TaptikThis short course offers you the opportunity to get introduced to pointe work at a pace that allows you to understand how to execute the basic exercises correctly. Working with correct alignment and safely are a focal point and to address any issues and concerns you may have. To get the most out of this course you should have attended regular ballet classes for at least 6 to 12 months.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £71.00 - The music of CubaCourse start date: Wed 1 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shyam ShahArguably, no other music has been as influential as Cuban music in the 20th century. From being the foundation of Salsa music in the Americas, to its return home in Africa, the Cuban sound has travelled far and wide. But how did this relatively small island in the Caribbean have such a large musical influence, and why was it so readily accepted?Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Speak Shakespeare monologues and scenes: comediesCourse start date: Wed 5 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vernon ThompsonWhether you are preparing a Shakespearean monologue for audition or simply have an interest in their structure, rhythm and poetry, this course enables you to work on and speak monologues from the Comedies with confidence. There is also an opportunity to rehearse duologues/ scenework from Comedy of Errors and As You Like It specifically. This term the course is held at the college with an opportunity to practise speaking text in the open air. - Debating: intensiveCourse start date: Wed 10 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gavin IllsleyDebating requires the ability to speak English persuasively in public and, crucially, to respond rapidly to other people’s objections to what you say. In this shorter, intensive version of our highly popular course, we will cover the theory and practice of debating, and you will progress quickly in areas of content, strategy and style. A great mental workout.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Classical singing workshop: summerCourse start date: Wed 10 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trevor AlexanderA lively short workshop class for singers with some solo experience: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing.Full fee £149.00 - Sing opera workshopCourse start date: Wed 10 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trevor AlexanderA lively short workshop class for singers with some solo experience: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing. This workshop will have a focus on Operatic repertoire and the techniques required for this demanding genre.Full fee £149.00
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