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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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- Silver Swans ballet class improversCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Abigail BulfinThis improvers course will focus on expanding existing knowledge of ballet technique and vocabulary and is designed to enable you to learn and execute more varied and complex movement sequences. There is an emphasis on delivering ballet technique to facilitate healthy joints, flexibility, movement quality and core strength.
Silver Swans® classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s and the improvers course is suitable for older leaners with at least 1 year of foundation ballet or Silver Swans experience.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Travel writing
Course start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Susan GrossmanMake travelling pay. Learn how to get a commission, finance a trip and put your adventures into words, led by practical exercises and expert industry guidance.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Gentle movement for healthy livingCourse start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eveltos PagdadesDo you want to live a healthier life and you are not sure where to start? You will learn and practise a variety of exercises to improve your fitness, flexibility, balance and general health. This course is fun and inclusive, whatever you level of fitness.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Ballet pointe: improversCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dilek TaptikRefine, stregthen and challenge your pointe work. With expert guidance you will gain greater confindence and build on your technique as we explore more complex combinations at the barre and in the centre. Working safely and with correct alignment are at the core of what we do so to get the most out of this course you should have attended regular ballet classes and pointe work for at least 12-18 months.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Yoga for Deaf people: mixed levelsCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottLearn yoga postures and breathing exercises. Improve your body and breath awareness, posture, strength and flexibility, and practise relaxation techniques. For those with little or no experience of yoga.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Floor barre: general levelCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dilek TaptikFloor-Barre is a wonderful conditioning programme for everyone, regardless of age and ability. Work through all the important muscle groups while safely supporting the body on the floor. All levels welcome.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Speak Shakespeare monologues and scenes: tragediesCourse start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vernon ThompsonThis evening course in the college enables you to work on and speak Shakespearean monologues with confidence, with focus this term on Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet. We will also rehearse duologues from these plays, and look into their background. A fun class which allows you to perform monologues and scene work from Shakespeare plays with conviction. - Silver Swans ballet barreCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate ScottAdapted for older learners our Silver Swans® ballet barre classes have been specifically designed for the over-55s. Ballet barre practice improves posture, strength and flexibility, focusing on the placement of the body and co-ordination. This class is suitable for those looking for a new way to exercise in a fun, relaxed learning group.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Gentle PilatesCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cathy NorrisImprove your everyday health with this gentle Pilates body conditioning to aid your posture and balance whilst improving your strength and flexibility. Relaxation practice leaves you feeling rejuvenated and energised.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Exploring British cinemaCourse start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyDefining itself around themes such as realism, class and national identity, British cinema continues to find critical and popular acclaim, both domestically and internationally. This course explores British cinema, past and present, through a range of critical concepts and approaches, films - including both popular and art house - and filmmakers, and considers its function as a national cinema.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Ancient Greek 5Course start date: Wed 2 Oct 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Doukissa KaminiIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by ancient Greek authors to deepen your appreciation of their work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - French 2 lower: module 3
Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyContinue improving your elementary French in this lively interactive course. The course is suitable if you have completed a French 2 lower: module 2 course or have an equivalent level.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Spanish 3 upper: Arte español en Londres de Velázquez a SorollaCourse start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna Riera MoraMejora tu español a través de un recorrido por el arte español.
En este curso, podrás desarrollar tus habilidades lingüísticas en español a través del análisis y la discusión de algunas obras maestras españolas de prestigiosas colecciones de arte londinenses como The National Gallery, la Wallace Collection y Apsley House (la casa de Wellington).
Ideal for students who have done 3 or 4 years of Spanish, have studied present and past tenses (B1 level), and are looking to practise more talking and listening skills.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Cinema before 1930Course start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyExplore cinema's development from its earliest days to the arrival of sound, and view and discuss films such as A Trip to the Moon (1902), Sherlock Jr. (1924) and Sunrise (1927) and many others. We will also consider the contributions of key filmmakers, including the Lumière brothers, Georges Méliès, D W Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Sergei Eisenstein, F W Murnau and Alfred Hitchcock.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Acting ShakespeareCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Simon DarwenRehearse scenes and speeches from various Shakespeare's plays. Create vivid performances that are both true to life and true to Shakespeare’s language.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00
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