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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- Acting: beginnersCourse start date: Sun 15 Jan 2023 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueExplore the fundamentals of acting on this practical course, designed for people with little or no experience of acting. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - The holistic voiceCourse start date: Sun 12 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueYour voice should be an extension of your character. This Sunday workshop offers accessible and empowering mind-body techniques to deepen your awareness and holistic connection to your voice so that the message you give out is true to your intention.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Introduction to community dance practiceCourse start date: Sun 2 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francis AngolA one day introductory course aimed at dance enthusiasts who are interested in using movement and dance as a creative tool to engage people in dance. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of how to enable people in a way that they are able to express themselves creatively, learning new things and connecting with other cultures and to each other. Suitable for people at different stages of their career wishing to learn with others in an enjoyable, supportive and creative environment.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £41.00 - Viola workshopCourse start date: Sun 2 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyFocus on technique and musicianship especially for viola: on playing on the C string, reading alto clef fluently, left-hand work and more. For viola players, and violin players who wish to add an extra string to their bow!Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Acting: improversCourse start date: Sun 15 Jan 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lawrence LambertContinue 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.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £136.00 - Chamber music: advancedCourse start date: Sun 5 Feb 2023 (and 2 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 in this short 5 week weekend intensive. For classical instrumentalists at grade 6 or above, with good sight-reading skills. Break week 26th of Feburary 2023.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Shakespeare and the bodyCourse start date: Sun 30 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean CroftUnlock Shakespeares hidden physical language through the work of Lecoq, Meisener, Michel Chekhov and Grotowski as we discover a deeper, more physically rooted and emotionally driven connection with Shakespeares work. No experience is needed for this short intensive course however an openness to explore and to develop text and physical performance simultaneously is necessary.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £62.00 - Core energeticsCourse start date: Sun 14 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueCore Energetics is a body-mind practice designed to enhance your self-awareness, aliveness, creativity and focus. "CORE" is a means to opening up physically, helping you to become aware of your energy flow and how to come fully into this energy. You can expect a creative, immersive experience that will deepen inner growth, creating consciousness about yourself, and the way you relate to others.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00 - Acting: scenes to performanceCourse start date: Sun 14 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleySpend three days exploring and rehearsing scenes from a modern play with an experienced theatre director, sharing a work-in-progress performance in the final afternoon.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Storytelling: tell your personal storyCourse start date: Sun 14 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John EastmanTell your own personal story to others, and in so doing gain some perspective on how past events have shaped your life and how they will affect your future, while at the same time inspiring and informing others about life choices. The course will take place in a safe environment in the college.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Music theory: grades 1 and 2Course start date: Sun 21 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarha MooreLearn the basic principles of musical language and notation: rhythmic values, time signatures, pitch on treble and bass clefs, simple major scales, intervals and key signatures, and the most common musical terms and signs. NB: no lesson Sunday 28th May 2023.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Jazz piano: a history from blues to bebop and beyondCourse start date: Sun 4 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sara DhillonTrace the development of jazz piano from its origins in New Orleans to later styles, including boogie woogie, stride,
bebop, post bop and abstraction, and look at key influential pianists of the period.
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 - Whispering ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)Course start date: Sun 16 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueHow can the impact of what we hear and feel enhance our connection to our voices? Learning the skills of ‘quieter’ activities in such a loud, fast-paced world can result in improved wellbeing. Through body-mind connection and the use of vocal sounds, whispering, gestures, rhythms and touch, you can not only reset your nervous system, and better manage stress, but also find a deeper connection to your voice in this afternoon workshop.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 - Drumming: advancedCourse start date: Sun 22 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mark HuggettOur advanced class is a great chance to practise all the essential popular grooves. Enhance and maintain your technique, reading and stamina. Sessions will be delivered online so you will use your own kit, acoustic or electronic.
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 £169.00
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