Free Thinking: City Lit

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Free Thinking

Covent Garden's City Lit, one of London's best loved adult education facilities, is having a week of free-thinking.

From 11th to 17th May 2002 it's Adult Learners' Week, which means you can get a taste of The City Lit with our fun Bite Size Courses.

Acting to anthropology and PhotoShop to philosophy, there are over 20 courses to choose from... and best of all they're all free.

See the extensive list of free taster sessions below.

Contact:
City Literary Institute
16 Stukeley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2
Tel: 020 7831 7831
Email: s.oconnor@citylit.ac.uk
www.citylit.ac.uk

Free Bite Size courses 11 May - 17 May

Celebrating Adult Learners Week

Introduction to acting

Have fun & build your acting confidence in this lively practical class designed to discover beginners' acting potential. 11 May Saturday 10.00-12.00 Stukeley Street Jonathan Davies

Introduction to voice production

This practical working session will help you to enhance and enrich your speaking voice; including breathing, relaxation, quality of tone, projection and expressiveness.
11 May Saturday 14.00-16.00
Stukeley Street Irene Bradshaw

Arts Review (books)

The theme is 'City and Countryside in recently published novels'. All welcome.
13 May Monday 12.30-14.00
Stukeley Street David Head

Photoshop for Beginners

Learn how to experiment with images using Adobe PhotoShop - used by graphic artists, photographers, illustrators and other visual artists.
14 May Tuesday 10.30-13.30
Bolt Court

A taste of philosophy HXP30

Have you ever wondered what philosophy is? What philosophers talk about? Can they tell you the meaning of life or is it just jargon and navel gazing? Why not come to this introductory session and find out?
14 May Tuesday 14.30-16.30
Stukeley Street

Piano - play from scratch MA638

Come and sit at a digital piano and we will get you started playing and reading music.
14 May Tuesday 17.00-18.00
Stukeley Street Margaret Bateson

Cubase audio editing MA642

Join in this taster session and get a brief view of the world of Cubase audio editing, 'the on-board recording studio'.
14 May Tuesday 18.00-19.00
Stukeley Street Paul Binning

Science in a suitcase HAP05

Come and join a lively discussion about some of the big ideas from science. Why do things move? Why do we stick on the earth? Are atoms real? Anyone interested welcome; no previous knowledge of science required.
14 May Tuesday 18.00-19.30
Cambridge School Andrew Morris

Pro Tools MA641

More and more professional outlets are now using this music software programme in the music business. Come and get a brief view of how it all works.
14 May Tuesday 19.30-20.30
Stukeley Street Paul Binning

IT fun day CBC28

Surf the net and discover IT in a fun and exciting way at IT fun day.
15 May Wednesday 11.00-16.00
Stukeley Street

A taste of literature HVL43

You will be introduced to a range of poetry and prose and will look at and discuss the different ways that writers use language to convey ideas, express emotions, create characters and describe places. All welcome.
16 May Thursday 10.30-12.30
Stukeley Street Jenny Baynes

A taste of creative writing with Julia Casterton HZC85

Julia Casterton, teacher and author of poems and stories, and of Creative Writing: A Practical Guide, will whet your appetite with readings from her work and sure-fire ways of getting started with your own writing.
16 May Thursday 15.00-17.00
Stukeley Street Julia Casterton

Singing for the terrified MA639

Beginners are welcomed to sample a singing class.
16 May Thursday 16.00-17.00
Stukeley Street Colette Meury

Open health day FNQ20

Health taster day! Come and sample a range of Health and Fitness courses on offer. Tutors and students will demonstrate bodywork techniques. You may even be a lucky recipient. All welcome to 'drop in' at any stage.
17 May Friday 10.00-15.00
Bolt Court

A taste of anthropology HTA11

Have you ever wondered what anthropology is all about? Why not come along to this introductory session to find out? We will look at the aspects different societies have in common as well as focusing on particular cultures and customs.
17 May Friday 11.00-13.00
Stukeley Street Jeffrey Roberts
Free! No need to enrol just turn up

A taste of film studies ZEM19

Have you ever wondered why some films are successful and others fail? How does the director put together the elements - star, story, camera work - to capture the attention of the audience? This is your chance to learn how to 'read' a film and increase your enjoyment and understanding of cinema.
17 May Friday 13.30-15.30
Stukeley Street John Wischmeyer

India theme day

A day of different taster classes celebrating the arts of India.

Textiles

A unique opportunity to study the rich textile heritage of India. John Gillow introduces examples from his extensive collection. Please bring sketchbooks and/or camera to the day.
17 May Friday 10.00-12.00
Stukeley Street John Gillow

Art History

An introduction to the art and architecture of the Indian sub-continent, exploring the places travellers are most likely to visit.
17 May Friday 12.30-14.00
Stukeley Street David Bennie

Indian dance

Introducing the structures, rhythms and symbolism of Indian dance.
17 May Friday 13.00-15.00
Stukeley Street Mita Banerjee

Literary India HVL45

A glance at the poetry and prose of India, classical and modern, which is often unfamiliar to the western reader.
17 May Friday 14.00-16.00
Stukeley Street Aamer Hussein

Hindi language taster

A practical introduction into the language of Hindi.
17 May Friday 16.15-17.15
Stukeley Street Kamlesh Arora

Tabla MA640

A taster session on the tabla according to its place in North Indian classical music and contemporary applications. Find out what this instrument is and how it is made, together with some of the rudiments of the tabla, its rhythmic patterns and the importance of rhythm in daily life.
17 May Friday 1730-1830
Stukeley Street Manjit Singh

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