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
333 courses available
Christmas carols sing-alongTransport yourself into a joyous frame of mind and festive spirit as you sing through some of the most beautiful settings of famous carols alongside some lesson know gems. Explore harmonic textures, musical interpretations, get technical tips for tricky corners and enjoy singing these wonderful pieces with others!
Keeley Street
Mon 7 Dec 2026Siobhan BlakeFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00- Great works: Schütz's Christmas Story
Discover the expressive beauty and musical storytelling of Schütz’s Christmas Story.
Keeley Street
Mon 7 Dec 2026Edward BreenFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Tap dance: tasterOur fun taster session is a great way to try a class and to meet our friendly team of professionals who will guide you through some of the basics and answer your questions, so you can be sure that a course is right for you. As well as being a dynamic introduction to a creative discipline, these sessions give you a clear idea of what you can expect. Open to anyone interested in dance, with or without previous experience.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
- Great artists: Paul Robeson
Discover the life and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most remarkable cultural figures.
Keeley Street
Tue 8 Dec 2026Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Orchestra workshop
A fun, intensive workshop for players of orchestral instruments of Grade 6 level upwards, with good music reading skills. Please click the 'Start interview' button, follow the login instructions, and the Music Department will contact you.
Repertoire TBC
Keeley Street
Tue 8 Dec 2026George SleightholmeFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Great composers: Gerald Finzi
Pacifist, agnostic, vegetarian and cultivator of rare apples: Gerald Finzi (1901-56) is some distance from our idea of the go-getting cosmopolitan composer of the early twentieth century. Yet his many songs and rare chamber and orchestral pieces have endured in the repertoire and are beloved by many. Come and learn more about this quiet, brilliant musician and thinker whose 125th birthday we celebrate this year.
Keeley Street
Tue 8 Dec 2026Katy HamiltonFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Contemporary dance: tasterOur fun taster session is a great way to try a class and to meet our friendly team of professionals who will guide you through some of the basics and answer your questions, so you can be sure that a course is right for you. As well as being a dynamic introduction to a creative discipline, these sessions give you a clear idea of what you can expect. Open to anyone interested in dance, with or without previous experience.
Keeley Street
Wed 9 Dec 2026Orley QuickFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Musical theatre dance: tasterOur fun taster session is a great way to try a class and to meet our friendly team of professionals who will guide you through some of the basics and answer your questions, so you can be sure that a course is right for you. As well as being a dynamic introduction to a creative discipline, these sessions give you a clear idea of what you can expect. Open to anyone interested in dance, with or without previous experience.
Keeley Street
Wed 9 Dec 2026Clinton GoldsmithFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Mindful singing: introductionEngage all your senses to connect mind and body awareness while singing. Explore how the psyche affects how we relate to singing. This single session is for singers at all levels to discover essential mindful techniques.
Keeley Street
Fri 11 Dec 2026Clare FosterFull fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £41.00 - Music history bookclub: The Instrumentalist
The 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 term’s book is a recent novel depicting on a talented violin pupil of Vivaldi.
Online
Fri 11 Dec 2026Edward BreenFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - BurlesqueBurlesque is an empowering and expressive performance art. Learn the basics of burlesque movement and dance in this glamorous and fun one day workshop. We will explore the posture, deportment, style and elegance of showgirl movement.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00
- Great works: The Play of Daniel
Discover one of the most captivating musical dramas of the Middle Ages.
Keeley Street
Mon 14 Dec 2026Edward BreenFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Christmas crooningDon your sparkly jumpers and get into the Christmas spirit as you sing along to some Christmas classics!
Keeley Street
Mon 14 Dec 2026Richard Hartley WilsonFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - English pronunciation: stage 2
Designed for people who have completed ‘English Pronunciation: stage 1’ although new students with sufficient skills can join. Develop confidence and clarity, explore diphthongs and triphthongs, inflection and the rhythms of Standard English. This term the course will be taught online
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £299.00 Concession £209.00 - Acting: scenes to performancePractise and develop your acting skills by rehearsing in depth scenes from contemporary plays or a whole short play. These will be performed in the college's John Lyons Theatre 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.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £279.00
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