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- Flamenco: beginners and improvers
Course start date: Sat 27 Sep 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Danielle AllanA friendly intensive class, that focuses on the confident execution of Flamenco dance with pleasure, passion and panache. This course is geared towards beginners (more experienced students wishing to revise the basics are also welcome). Performance opportunities throughout the year.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Deaf history: one-day courseCourse start date: Sat 27 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Peter BrownA brief introduction to the history of Deaf people in Britain and the development of British Sign Language. This fascinating course is taught in BSL, with a BSL-English interpreter available.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Modernist Hampstead Course start date: Sun 28 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneA tour considering the history of the city which is largely under our feet, we will discuss the tube and post office tunnels, water conduits, hidden rivers, and archaeological remains from burials and buildings found in the city. - Reading for writers: the short story (a fortnightly course) Course start date: Sun 28 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Annabel BanksThe best way to write good short stories is to read a lot of good ones first. Dive into the best of short fiction, explore point-of-view, character and pacing, and begin to apply the lessons learnt to your own writing in this fortnightly course.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00 - Autobiographical writing Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick BarlayWhether writing for self-discovery, testimony or to tell your story, this term-long course explores how to ensure your autobiographical work is both evocative and powerful.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00 - Ancient Greek 3: module 3Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hugo CookSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 3: module 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read more complex Ancient Greek prose.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Sanskrit reading circleCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vaughan PilikianThis is a course in the Sanskrit language based around the reading of Sanskrit texts unadapted.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - City Lit year of the figure and portrait Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca Allen, Desmond Haughton, Joe Richardson, Kim ScoullerThis is a year-long course that explores the endlessly fascinating subject of the human form through various aspects of drawing and painting the figure and portrait. For those interested in building real progress and confidence in practical skills and taught by a team of specialist tutors, you will be inspired by stimulating projects that explore historical and contemporary artists' contexts to support your creative work.Full fee £2,899.00 Senior fee £2,319.00 Concession £1,884.00 - Latin 3: module 1Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Doukissa KaminiSuitable if you have completed Latin 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary. Improve your skills at reading and translating Latin while exploring Roman culture and history.
- Introduction to art history Course start date: Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAre you interested in art and want to get more out of looking at art and exhibitions? Want to know what an art historian does? Develop your interpretative skills by exploring at how art is made and what social and cultural factors construct our understanding of it.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £162.00 - Typology and collections in photography Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sara EpsteinBuilding on existing knowledge, this course introduces you to the concept of Typology in photography, grouping images based on shared characteristics. Through hands-on exercises, you will explore project themes, refine your selection skills and develop a Typology series using photography, Adobe Photoshop and Bridge.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Chaucer's The Canterbury TalesCourse start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel BuglassThe Canterbury Tales is Chaucer’s most popular work and one of the most famous examples of Medieval literature. This course selects some of Chaucer’s most carefully crafted representations of individuals and explores the society they come from. We will enjoy intricate plots, comedy and poignant moments with these loveable and unforgettable characters! Students will be carefully guided through the texts to a fuller appreciation of Middle English verse narrative and Chaucer’s witty and energetic composition.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Icons and iconography of the Byzantine World Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Helen DejeanExplore the imagery and significance of the sacred icon, from its classical origins and formulation within the Eastern church, its many interpretations within and beyond the Byzantine world, from the 4th century to the present day.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Italian 2 upper conversation Course start date: Mon 29 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria FontanaThis skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.
Please note this course is intended for Italian 2 Upper learners (learners in their third year of study). If you are in Italian 2 lower (second year of study), please see Italian 2 Lower Conversation.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Ancient Greek dramaCourse start date: Tue 30 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosHave a taste of exploring the ancient Athenian stage, and how they still speak to us about the challenges we face today.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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