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
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
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- Teaching dramaCourse start date: Tue 11 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Deirdre Strath ClydeTrain towards teaching and creating drama workshops for students of all ages. Practically explore different drama games, exercises and techniques and gain new drama teaching skills through workshop participation.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £0.00 - Keyboard harmony workshop: tasterCourse start date: Tue 25 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ricardo GosalboImprove your understanding of theory and musicianship in relation to the piano with this practical workshop integrating keyboard harmony with piano performance skills. This course is for classical pianists who play to a confident grade 6 + standard.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Great works: Grieg's Piano ConcertoCourse start date: Tue 8 Aug 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HamiltonGrieg was just 24 years old when he wrote this, one of his best-loved works. We explore its genesis, early performances, and why it has remained such a popular work within the vast repertoire of nineteenth-century piano concertos.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Classical music: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 8 Aug 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HamiltonAre you interested in finding out more about classical music but not sure where to start? This taster course will
introduce you to the history of music through a careful choice of works.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Music theory: grade 7Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karl LutchmayerLearn more complex elements of music: figured bass, melodic and harmonic decoration, writing for instrument or voice with given accompaniment, and score analysis of harmonic and phrase structure, style, performance and directions. Break weeks: 23 Oct 2023, 11, 18, 25 Dec 2023 and 1, 8 Jan 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £299.00 - Tap dance: improversCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jacqueline PertPractice and improve your basic Tap skills and increase your vocabulary of steps and sequences. Gain a greater understanding of rhythm, tempo and syncopation. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £159.00 - Piano workshop 4Course start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
If you play piano at around grade 4 standard, join one of our workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide range of piano repertoire, with a focus on technique, practice and performance skills.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Topics in Romantic musicCourse start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Katy HamiltonThis course takes us on a whistle-stop tour of nineteenth-century music. We explore the ideas that came to define Romanticism for composers and performers, study a range of musical works, and consider the changing context of performance from c.1790 to c.1914. Break week: 30 Oct 2023.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Jazz harmony, ear training and ensembles: intermediateCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cerys HoggThis is the 3rd term of this substantial jazz musicianship course. Practise ear training, study jazz harmony, and learn challenging repertoire. For players with established jazz education at intermediate level. New students may apply to join by writing to music@citylit.ac.uk.
Break week: 30th May 2023.Full fee £359.00 - Piano workshop 8Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerIf you play piano at around grade 8 standard, join one of these workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide repertoire, learning to make your own stylistic and interpretive decision under your tutor's guidance. Break week: 30 May 2023.Full fee £259.00 - Dance 60+Course start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francis AngolJoin our weekly dance and movement classes to improve mobility, posture, balance and coordination. Our aim is to inspire older men and women to get creative with dance and movement.Full fee £139.00 - Exploring classical music: module 1
Course start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen BetleyDo you want to know more about classical music? Explore selected topics and key works in Medieval to (early) Baroque music on this highly informative 10 week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Break week: 24 Oct 2023.Full fee £169.00 - Mozart and the piano concertoCourse start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karen BetleyIn Mozart’s hands the concerto was converted into a dramatic genre fit for the Classical age. Come along and explore this musical transformation! No previous musical knowledge necessary. This course has a scheduled break week on 24 Oct 2024.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Contemporary dance: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 25 Apr 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Orley QuickThis Contemporary dance class is a dynamic and fun experience based on the principles of Release-technique and some playful explorations. Simple movement phrases and tasks are built upon to develop greater awareness of the body in space and in relation to others. Floor, centre and travelling exercises lead to efficiency of movement, rhythmical and free-flowing dance sequences.Full fee £169.00 - Piano/keyboards 4ACourse start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ana Claudia MagalhaesFor pianists with around three years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music
reading, and your confidence.Full fee £199.00
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