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
- Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Wed 8 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeCome 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.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £73.00 - Birds in opera and balletCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pauline GreeneWhat a selection to choose from! Swans, pigeons and bluebirds; birds in the forest, by the stream, in myth and fairy-tale– see how birds have been represented in important rôles on stage.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £66.00 - Bob Dylan: an introduction to his musicCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David HarrisonExplore the impact that Bob Dylan has had on popular music with a special focus on the 1960s. Through analysis of his songs and a history of the 1960s we will see how his influence extends beyond the American folk music revival.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £87.00 Concession £66.00 - Advanced character voice for animation, stage and screenCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Yvonne Morley-ChisholmThis will enable participants who have completed Character Voice for Animation, or who have professional experience, to become practised and experienced in creating character voices from scratch for live and recorded performance. It will enable the skills to be honed and embedded and for the individual to go onto make a character voice reel should they so choose in the future. Open to those who have completed a beginners' course or have previous industry experience. This course will be online.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 - Acting the text: classic and contemporaryCourse start date: Fri 10 Jun 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyActing the Text is an online course in which we will explore two linked plays from different periods of history – a classic text, and a modern script that was inspired by it. This term, we will read and rehearse scenes from a pair of completely different plays with the same title: Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca (1934) and Yerma by Simon Stone (2016).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 - Voiceovers: advancedCourse start date: Mon 20 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: John EastmanExpanding on the skills mastered in the Improvers course, you will gain deeper experience in microphone and voiceover techniques, working towards a higher professional standard. This more challenging course will provide you with a focused range of audio/voiceover materials.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £88.00 - Chamber music: introductionCourse start date: Fri 1 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDiscover the pleasure of playing in small ensembles with varied instrumentation, with repertoire ranging from early to modern. For instrumentalists at Grade 3 standard or above who can read music confidently.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £42.00 - Piano: return to playingCourse start date: Fri 15 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary PrestonDid you once play the piano? Are you thinking of returning to playing? This short online course, taught in a friendly and supportive environment, will help you refresh your dormant skills and re-kindle your passion for playing.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £60.00 - Foundation in Drama (Extended Certificate Level 2)Course start date: Fri 30 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura Baggaley, Vernon Thompson, Martin WimpressDo you want to be an actor but find it hard to fit the training around your other commitments? This intensive and practical one day per week course provides classes in the core disciplines of acting, voice and movement, working towards a Level 2 Extended Certificate in Performing Arts awarded by OCN London.Full fee £1,599.00 Senior fee £1,599.00 Concession £1,599.00 - Tap dance: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 26 Apr 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Benjamin BaileyIf you are new to tap then this is the place to start. Come and find your dancing feet. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £73.00 - Acting for funCourse start date: Fri 29 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyAn acting class purely for the joy of it! This course is suitable for complete beginners, those with a little experience, and anyone wanting to enjoy acting exercises and scenes in a relaxed, low-pressure environment. Gain confidence, make friends, develop new skills and have fun. There will be fresh material and new scenes to explore every term.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £60.00
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