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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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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- London's smaller galleries: Leighton House
Course start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Julie BarlowA Palace of Art built for the Olympian Giant of the Victorian art world but also a place to live and work. This short course provides a fascinating exploration of Leighton’s world.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - German Spring Songs - FrühlingsliederCourse start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gisela MeyerDo you love listening to German art songs and singing ? Do you love German spring songs/ Fruehlingslieder? Would you like to work on German pronunciation for singers? In this workshop, we will be working on German spring songs.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Reflexology: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 28 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadExperience the relaxing benefits of hand and foot reflexology and learn how to relieve stress using basic reflexology techniques.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Art history tasterCourse start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayCurious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories, from the ancient to the contemporary.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Great works: The Beggar's OperaCourse start date: Mon 3 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneWas this the first musical? Using popular song and opera tunes of the day, new satirical words poked fun at serious opera in this everyday tale of skulduggery among the criminal classes, with a charismatic but murderous hero.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Music history book clubCourse start date: Mon 3 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Edward BreenThe 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 new novel about Handel.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Colour therapy: taster workshopCourse start date: Mon 3 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadCurious about colour and its uses in healing? Explore colour as living phenomenon and begin to expand your awareness and practice of this unique form of energy healing.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Holistic massage: taster workshopCourse start date: Mon 17 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Hilary LyonsInterested in massage but don't know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction to massage! Learn about the many benefits of massage, as well as basic massage techniques to use on friends and family.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Botticelli's nature - vernal roses and frothing seasCourse start date: Mon 24 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayExplore the nature and environment within and beyond Botticelli's most iconic paintings, La Primavera and The Birth of Venus. Learn how closely the artist studied nature and what it can teach about the changing climate we live in today.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Reiki: taster workshopCourse start date: Mon 1 May 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohReiki means 'universal energy'. Learn the basic philosophy of this gentle system of healing, according to the tradition of Dr Usui.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Indian Head massage: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 2 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadDiscover the ancient practice of Indian Head Massage. You will learn the basics of how to give and receive this highly therapeutic and relaxing form of massage.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Better breathing for better healthCourse start date: Mon 8 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah ScottYoga breathing practices to expand and enhance the breath at a time when we most need it. Experience how better breathing can reduce stress and anxiety, clear and calm the mind and revitalise the energy for the week ahead.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Lunchtime lecture: drawing on nature - early modern women, textiles and plantsCourse start date: Mon 22 May 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayDiscover the extraordinary connection of botanical drawing and textile design by exploring the work of some of early modern Europe's most successful women artists: Maria Sibylla Merian, Isabella Parasole and Giovanna Garzoni.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Los Angeles landscapes - the art of Ed RuschaCourse start date: Mon 19 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayDiscover the light and life of Los Angeles through the work of Ed Ruscha. We consider how Ruscha's works on Los Angeles provide us with ways to explore our relationship to nature, the natural and unnatural.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Great artists: Enrico CarusoCourse start date: Mon 24 Jul 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneCaruso, born 200 years ago, was not only a stupendous singer but also a best-selling recording artiste. We find out how he became the first modern superstar tenor.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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