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Whether you want to try something new, revisit a past passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Our courses taught by experts and professionals with real world experience. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
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- Contemporary dance: intermediateCourse start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Orley QuickPush your physicality, stamina and strength through technical exercises, dynamic travelling and fluid phrases. Be challenged mentally and physically, take risks and work with full body awareness. This class is appropriate for people who have lots of experience in Contemporary dance and are confident with floor work.Full fee £89.00 - Histories and memories of empireCourse start date: Wed 31 May 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Martin JorgensenWe live in a world that still defined by different forms of imperial subjugation, but the former colonies and metropoles remember the colonial and imperial past very differently. Join us for an introduction to how the different communities and populations around the world remember and live with their imperial pasts.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £45.00 - Self defence and personal safety for womenCourse start date: Wed 31 May 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonExplore physical and non-physical techniques for self defence, developing your assertiveness, body language and more. Women of any age or fitness level are welcome to come and enhance their confidence.Full fee £79.00 - Contemporary dance: general levelCourse start date: Wed 26 Apr 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Orley QuickDevelop your physicality while further enhancing your understanding of contemporary dance, through technical exercises, dynamic travelling and fluid phrases. This class is appropriate for people who are ready to move on from the beginners course or who have previous dance experience.Full fee £89.00 - Reading Images: Exploring Film studiesCourse start date: Wed 31 May 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cristina MassaccesiThis comprehensive introductory course provides an overview of the main historical, technical and theoretical aspects of filmmaking and film analysis. In its exploration of aspects of film theory as it relates to film aesthetics and film history, the course develops certain ideas with rigour and depth.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - The history of the FBI: 1908-1976Course start date: Mon 5 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThe online course will assess the impact of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the leadership of its first Director, J. Edgar Hoover, on US politics, society and culture from its beginnings in 1908 until 1976.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £45.00 - The British empire in sub-Saharan AfricaCourse start date: Tue 6 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: James StannardFrom transatlantic slavery to the fall of apartheid, this course examines Britain’s major projects and legacies in sub-Saharan Africa.
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 £50.00 - An introduction to feminist politicsCourse start date: Wed 7 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Franka BoenderWant to know how feminism has developed to its many forms today and also discuss challenges of feminism in the poltical world? Join us to learn more!Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00 - Debating: improversCourse start date: Wed 7 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gavin IllsleyFor those who have some experience in debating or related courses, you will progress quickly in areas of content, strategy and style, while honing your articulation and enunciation. The course will be delivered online.
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 £64.00 - The Iliad reading group (in translation)Course start date: Wed 7 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayCome and explore Homer's great epic tale in translation.
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 £64.00 - Using your voice for people who stammerCourse start date: Thu 8 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny YeatmanIncrease your understanding of how voice is made and analyse your own voice production and how it is affected by your stammering. In a supportive group, practise techniques such as relaxation, posture, breathing and voice onset to develop your confidence to speak without avoidance and struggle. Work towards finding your inner voice.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £16.00 - Contemporary African danceCourse start date: Sat 10 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francis AngolA dynamic and vibrant class that combines West African dance and music with some Contemporary dance influences. The movements, energy and music will leave you energised and rejuvenated.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - Farms to Finance: an introduction to political economyCourse start date: Sat 10 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: James StannardHuman economies have many foundations, from agriculture to banking. Some are unstable, yet we often feel powerless to change them - even when they threaten our survival. Are there alternatives? Join ud online to learn more.
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 £64.00 - Picture book writingCourse start date: Sat 10 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 - French 5: Marcel Pagnol: une vie, une oeuvreCourse start date: Wed 14 Jun 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronQuand vous lisez ses romans ou pièces de théatre, c'est le sud de la France qui envahit votre maison! Fermez les yeux et vous serez assailli par les senteurs de la garrigue, par le cricri des cigales et par l'accent chantant de ses personnages.
Marcel Pagnol, écrivain, dramaturge, cinéaste et producteur français, devient célèbre avec Marius, pièce représentée au théâtre en mars 1929. Il fonde sa propre société de production et studio de cinéma, et réalise de nombreux films avec les grands acteurs de la période. Élu à l'Académie française en 1946, il s'éloigne du cinéma et du théâtre après 1956, et entreprend, entre autres œuvres, la rédaction de ses souvenirs d'enfance.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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