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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- Focus on: Van Gogh
Course start date: Sun 20 Oct 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julia MusgraveFamously unsuccessful in his own lifetime, Vincent van Gogh developed his unique style be engaging with his contemporaries, old masters and Japanese art. Discover van Gogh’s influences and legacy in this one-day course. - Writing and rewriting fairytales Course start date: Tue 22 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: KR MoorheadOnce upon a time there was a City Lit workshop all about writing fairytales. The quest: to inspire writers to pen stories of love, fear, forests, revenge, dragons, witches, kings, queens, frogs and magic.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Iyengar Yoga workshop for backCourse start date: Sat 26 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Irina BaillieReclaim balance and serenity by treating yourself to an Iyengar yoga workshop with a focus on lower back tension relief and relaxation. Dive into a sanctuary of peace and restoration with the Iyengar Yoga Workshop crafted to dissolve tension in the lower back and invite tranquillity into your life.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Combining voice and PilatesCourse start date: Sun 27 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueThis innovative and one-off workshop shows you how to integrate modified Pilates movements with voice training as a holistic approach to voice, starting at breath release and progressing into phonation and resonance. Through this combination you may begin to find a link between body and voice through the core muscles of support. A fun but intensive autumn Sunday workshop in the college.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00 - Creating your author platform online Course start date: Sun 27 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Lisa GollIncreasingly publishers are looking for authors with an impressive online presence, as well as a sparkling manuscript. On this practical and interactive course, you'll learn how to start and grow your author brand, gain a following and build a readership.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Study day: Velázquez, painter to the King Course start date: Sun 3 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mark Stuart-SmithInvestigate the work of the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, including enigmatic paintings such as Las Meninas (1656), and learn about how his art relates to his political role as court painter to Philip IV. Includes visit to the National Gallery.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Meditation for pain relief and wellbeingCourse start date: Sun 3 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sally PageWhether you experience long term physical or acute pain, unpleasant body symptoms or simply want to understand the pain better or improve your health and wellbeing, this course offers the possibilities available to you. It will also guide you to the direct experience of peace, a relaxed body and improved functioning as well as providing you with the know how to make the choice.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - The physics of time Course start date: Sun 17 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Radmila TopalovicWe'll explore the concept of time in everyday life, using the theories of special and general relativity, and also investigate its nature in the quantum world zooming out to the large scale Universe.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Study day: Surrealism - everything you’ve wanted to know, but were to afraid to ask Course start date: Sun 17 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chantal CondronThe Surrealist movement marks its centenary in October 2024, marking the moment that the First Surrealist Manifesto was launched in Paris led by its chief protagonist, André Breton. Come and celebrate this art historical landmark in this special workshop dedicated to Surrealist art. Get closer to the roots of the movement, discover its leading and less well-known artists; have a go at automatic drawing; and engage with Surrealism’s central themes of the dream world, unconscious and desire.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Study day: Leonardo da Vinci, art to understand the world Course start date: Sun 24 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayArtist, scientist, and ‘Renaissance Man’ Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the greatest minds in history. We look at his inspirations, his theories, his process and some of his major works.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Alexander technique: workshopCourse start date: Sun 13 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kamal ThapenDiscover how to return your body to its natural state of balance and poise in this beginner's guide to the Alexander Technique. Learn to become mindful of muscular and mental tension in this session.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £62.00 - Study day: Michelangelo – poet, philosopher, artist Course start date: Sun 1 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayExplore Michelangelo's art through the perspective of his philosophical beliefs. Using the artist’s context, his poetry and letters, this course delves into the cultural concepts behind the subjects and symbols in some of the artist's key works.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Ikigai: the Japanese secret to a long and happy lifeCourse start date: Sun 1 Dec 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hilary LyonsThe people of Japan believe that everyone has an Ikigai or a reason for being. Finding it can lead to a happier, more fulfilled life. Learn how to live in the moment and pursue your purpose and passion.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Study day: Rembrandt and 17th century printmaking Course start date: Sun 8 Dec 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caroline RaeRembrandt, one of the most famous painters of the Dutch Republic, was also an innovative printmaker. He produced a large oeuvre of printed works, which in their expressive effect and astounding use of light can be considered artworks which rival his paintings. This course will offer a deep dive into Rembrandt’s practice and the seventeenth century Netherlands to explore how he experimented with the medium. Rembrandt as a collector of prints will also be discussed.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Pilates: Foam Roller WorkshopCourse start date: Sun 12 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caroline Ings-ChambersThe foam roller is a convenient and versatile piece of equipment for mobilising and toning the whole body. By the end of this workshop, you will have the basic skills to exercise effectively using a foam roller.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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