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
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- Wagner's Ring Cycle: an overviewCourse start date: Thu 14 Jul 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HamiltonWagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle is a mighty epic lasting many hours, full of armies of characters and multiple plot twists – not to mention the musical labels, or ‘leitmotifs’, that Wagner assigns to various people and ideas throughout. This course is intended for those who are keen to find out about Wagner and the Ring, and navigate the action across its four constituent operas.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £18.00 - Exploring classical music: module 1
Course start date: Tue 20 Sep 2022 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
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: 25 Oct 2022.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Exploring classical music: module 3Course start date: Tue 26 Apr 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Neil LuckDo you want to know more about classical music history? Explore selected topics and key works in Romantic and modern music on this highly informative 10 week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Please note this course has a mid-term break: 17 May 2022.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Storytelling for business and pleasure 1Course start date: Sun 1 May 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street (other locations are available)
Tutors: Ariella EshedAll cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Topics in Renaissance music 1Course start date: Thu 22 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Patrick AlliesExplore English renaissance music in the first part of our 3-term survey course. Break week: 26 Oct 2022.
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 - Musical criticism: a historyCourse start date: Thu 22 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HamiltonThe ultimate arbiter of musical excellence, or an over-powerful journalist delighting in artistic insults? We will
investigate the motivations and the changing role of the music critic from the late 1700s to today. Break week: 27 Oct 2022.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Men's balletCourse start date: Mon 25 Apr 2022 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Martin WimpressPerfect if you've never taken a ballet class before, or if you did ballet as a child and want to return. This men’s ballet course provides slow and fun training in how to use your body correctly, with a focus on correct placement, stance and posture.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Beethoven: the late string quartetsCourse start date: Thu 22 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karen BetleyCome and explore Beethoven’s late string quartets - works which contain his final thoughts on the function of music, along with his final thoughts about the human condition. Break week: 27 Oct 2022.
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 - Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Wed 8 Jun 2022 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Giles AbbottCome 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 £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Acting the text: classic and contemporaryCourse start date: Thu 6 Oct 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.Our Country’s Good & The Recruiting Officer.
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 Concession £77.00 - Christmas Carols: a brief historyCourse start date: Thu 8 Dec 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Edward BreenDiscover the rich heritage of Christmas carols. Learn about traditional forms of the carol and the history behind selected examples from the medieval to twentieth century.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Great works: Mozart's Eine kleine NachtmusikCourse start date: Thu 8 Dec 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karen BetleyExplore this much-loved work by Mozart and learn about the performers and the instruments 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 £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - A lesson in carolsCourse start date: Thu 15 Dec 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan BlakeTransport yourself into a joyous frame of mind and festive spirit as you sing through some of the most beautiful settings of medieval carols. Explore harmonic textures, musical interpretations, get technical tips for tricky corners and enjoy singing these wonderful pieces with others! This course is a companion course to Medieval Christmas carols.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Exploring classical music: module 2Course start date: Thu 28 Apr 2022 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Karen BetleyDo 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. Please note this course has a scheduled mid-term break: 02 Jun 2022.
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 £110.00 - Monteverdi and the musical BaroqueCourse start date: Thu 19 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Karen BetleyFrom Orfeo to the Vespers, Monteverdi injected into his music new expressive ideas helping to create the Baroque style. Spend the term delving into the life and work of this musical master! No previous musical knowledge necessary. This course has a scheduled break week on 26 October 2021.
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
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