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
Most of our courses are currently delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning . For face-to-face classes at the college, see our information about staying COVID-19 secure at City Lit.
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
- Acting: improversCourse start date: Wed 15 Sep 2021 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Continue your development as you explore a range of exercises and acting techniques that will illuminate and enliven a variety of scripts and scenes. Consolidate techniques and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 - The Acting room: developing potentialCourse start date: Thu 4 Nov 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
This comprehensive acting course is ideal for anyone who may require a little more time, support and adjustment as you engage in the acting process. All levels are welcome. Develop your potential through text, improvisation and scene work.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 - Acting for radio: improversCourse start date: Wed 10 Nov 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Explore microphone techniques and demands across different areas of acting work on radio. For those who have completed a beginners’ course or have previous relevant 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 £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £129.00 - Topics in Ancient Greek musicCourse start date: Thu 11 Nov 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore the history of music before Gregorian chant and discover how historians reconstruct ancient Greek songs and instruments from surviving evidence.
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 £109.00 Concession £66.00 - Great works: Walton's Symphony No 1Course start date: Thu 9 Dec 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Explore Walton's Symphony no 1 on this popular, short course.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £18.00 - Voice masterclass: the Patsy Rodenburg methodCourse start date: Thu 9 Dec 2021
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
We will explore through practical exercises the basic methodology of the leading voice practitioner Patsy Rodenburg in this three hour workshop delivered in the college.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Great works: Mozart's Clarinet QuintetCourse start date: Thu 9 Dec 2021
Location on this date: Online
Explore this much-loved work by Mozart and learn about the performer and the instrument it was originally written for.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £24.00 - Piano/keyboards 5BCourse start date: Thu 13 Jan 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street (other locations are available)
For pianists with around four years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music
reading, and your confidence.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Piano workshop 8Course start date: Thu 16 Sep 2021 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
If 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.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £146.00 - Exploring classical music: module 2Course start date: Fri 24 Sep 2021 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Do you want to know more about classical music history? Explore selected topics and key works in Baroque to Classical music on this highly informative 10 week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Break week: 29th October 2021.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £103.00 - Presenting to camera for vlog and YoutubeCourse start date: Thu 14 Oct 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Have you ever thought you could cut it as a vlogger? Don't know where to start? This course will help you discover your potential as a presenter, build up confidence in talking to camera and communicate with your viewers.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £108.00 - Singing workshopCourse start date: Thu 23 Sep 2021 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
An online workshop class for singers of 5 years’ experience or more: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing. Repertoire project listed below.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £164.00 - Music theory: grade 5Course start date: Thu 13 Jan 2022 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Learn about irregular metre, tenor clef, major and minor keys to six flats/sharps, primary triads, cadences, and
standard expression signs. Essential for anyone taking higher grade practical exams. break week: 17th Feb 2022.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £97.00 - What is music?Course start date: Thu 13 Jan 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
How did we get from the very earliest songs and carved instruments to the symphony orchestra and the rock band? Come and explore the epiphanies and inventions that have shaped music across the centuries. ** This course has a scheduled break week: 03 Feb 2022.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £127.00 - Acting: advancedCourse start date: Thu 13 Jan 2022
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
Practise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing scenes from contemporary plays in depth, with the option of performing to an invited audience at the end of the course. This course is suitable for students who have completed a broad range of our acting courses at beginners and improvers level or who have gained suitable experience elsewhere.
This course takes place in the classroom, please follow this link to find out what we are doing to keep you safe: Staying COVID-19 secure at City LitFull fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £182.00
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