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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- World music: rhythm driven tunes from Brazil, Cuba, Ghana and Senegal
Course start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarha MooreCome to play tunes from several traditions and two continents, working with complex rhythms in related and contrasting ways. There is a musical narrative that begins in Africa, travels to the Caribbean and South America, then back to Africa, carrying musical styles and rhythmic patterns. We will explore samples of this rhythmic timeline.
Piano places are limited to two so please check with the department prior to enrolling if you want to play piano on this course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Piano workshop 6 Course start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary PrestonIf you play piano at around grade 6 standard, join one of these workshops to develop your playing by studying a wide range of piano repertoire, with focus on technique, textural awareness, practice and performance skills.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Tap dance: intermediate Course start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jacqueline PertOur intermediate class is at a faster pace and is perfect for anyone with good previous tap experience. Extend your abilities and learn great new steps, tap moves and routines in a fun and inspiring environment. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Chamber music: advanced Course start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDiscover the pleasure of playing in small, mixed instrumental ensembles, one per part, in a variety of repertoire. For classical instrumentalists at grade 5/6 or above. Due to the demanding nature of most piano parts, pianists should play at Grade 8 level or higher. Good sight reading skills and experience in chamber music are required. Groups will perform their pieces in an informal concert at the end of term.Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £195.00 - Classical singing workshopCourse start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth BeckmannA lively workshop class for singerswith a solid foundation in vocal technique and musicianship: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing. Break week 1st November 2024.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £209.00 - Piano/keyboards 4ACourse start date: Thu 19 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan WilsonFor pianists with around three years' experience. Improve your piano technique, coordination, phrasing, music
reading, and your confidence.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Acting: scenework Course start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lawrence LambertConsolidate your techniques as you rehearse and perform in a duologue and/or a monologue from a published play text in this intensive practical course.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Use your voice assertivelyCourse start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
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. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Voiceovers: professional practiceCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David ThorpeExploring “real life” recording sessions, as they would be run in professional voiceover studios across a range of genres. This is an advanced course looking at the working world of voiceovers.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Acting for radio and podcast dramas: advancedCourse start date: Fri 4 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonSeeking work in Radio Drama? Explore microphone techniques and acting skills for radio at a higher level. Exclusively for those who have completed Acting for Radio Beginners and Improvers courses or have previous relevant industry experience. This course will be taught in our media studio. - Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Sat 19 Oct 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeImprove the quality of your voice and standard of speech through relaxation, stance, breath capacity/control, articulation, forward placing and expression. This Saturday course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Sampling, beat-making and synth programming
Course start date: Fri 25 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaLearn to create your own more original tracks by recording and manipulating samples, beats and synth sounds to individualise your sound.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - World music: Bollywood tunesCourse start date: Fri 8 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarha MooreLearn to play 'filmi' songs from Bollywood movies that incorporate Indian traditional raga, bhangra rhythms and elements of contemporary pop. For all instrumentalists and singers,including improvisers, at intermediate and advanced level. Learning will be in the aural tradition, though music will be provided.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Music history bookclub: The Blue FrenchCourse start date: Fri 13 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Edward BreenThe music history book club meets towards the end of each term to discuss novels and biographies with musical themes and references relevant to the music history programme.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Jazz harmony, ear training and ensembles: advancedCourse start date: Fri 17 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Della RhodesFocus on ear training and developing jazz improvisation, applying theoretical understanding to practical situations. In this 2nd term of the year we will continue to learn jazz standards and unusual repertoire. This is musicianship training at a high level. New applicants may apply to music@citylit.ac.uk to arrange an audition.
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