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Unheard Voices Scholarship
City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >
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- Generative AI: safety and risks
Course start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouIn this course on Generative AI: Safety and Risks we will explore the critical safety considerations associated with generative AI adoption, emphasising risk management and ethical practices.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Louise Bourgeois, the abject and the eroticCourse start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn introduction to the art of Louise Bourgeois, its feminism, both erotic and abject. We explore Bourgeois as a sculptor, printmaker and performance artist, looking at how she was influenced by psychology and biography.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Manual lymphatic drainage: detox for face and neck Course start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet LeeLearn to give a detox facial massage based on the lymphatic system, which will aim to eliminate toxins, relieve fluid retention, and improve the skin's appearance, by boosting the immune system.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Dickens' London Course start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Molly Rumbelow'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' Enjoy this introduction to Dickens' work and the London of his time. Morning lecture at City Lit followed by a walk in the area of the city connected to his work. - Watercolour painting studio: nature and colour Course start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sisetta ZapponeCelebrate the glorious colours found in nature by working from observation of natural forms. You will be encouraged to respond to the subject expressively using paint and other colour media to create a number of studies and one or more finished pieces.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Chinese 1: revisionCourse start date: Wed 9 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ting PoonLearn to speak Chinese (Mandarin) in this lively and intensive course in central London which will enable you to handle some simple social/personal conversations in Chinese. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - The Odyssey reading group (in translation) Course start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayHomer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation. - Hatha Flow YogaCourse start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Madlyn Ray-JonesStretch, relax and feel good! This course is suitable for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of yoga at a gentle pace. Alternatives are offered if a student finds any particular postures (asanas) uncomfortable
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Tai Chi Chuan: mixed levels Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonContinue to refine and develop the gentle, graceful movements of T'ai Chi in classes designed to help you develop clear, powerful and effective practice. Build on your experience with more advanced sequences.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Gentle and Restorative YogaCourse start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Madlyn Ray-JonesWould you like to relax your mind and body, improve wellbeing and develop a calm and focused awareness? Learn the relaxing practice of restorative yoga combined with gentle breath work and mindfulness meditation.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Contemporary drawing sketchbook Course start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon EnglishExplore the sequential and adaptive nature of sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes gallery research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Arabic beginners: module 3Course start date: Wed 7 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Micheline AntonianLearn Arabic at a gentle pace in the heart of London on this lively classroom-based course for near beginners, taught in Arabic with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 2 or equivalent.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00 - Colour communication Course start date: Thu 10 Jul 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maya WildColour influences mood, meaning, even decision-making! In short, colour communicates. Learn how to use colour in your creative work, to make it as communicative and influential as possible.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Modern Greek beginners: module 3Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosContinue to speak Modern Greek in the heart of London on this lively online course.
Develop your speaking and listening skills on this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable if you have completed Greek beginners: module 2 or equivalent (about 30 hrs of learning).Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Pilates: Friday chill out Course start date: Fri 11 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Monica WillettLearn Pilates exercises to improve your health. The course is taught at a gentle and enjoyable pace and covers basic moves to improve core strength, balance and posture. Suitable for all, including complete beginners.
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