Movement: An Introduction

Are you a performer who wants to gain skills in movement? Or are you someone who is looking to explore moving their body to become more confident, expressive and aware in every day life? Perhaps you are a drama teacher, facilitator or director who wants to enhance their movement work.

This is a fun, invigorating and practical eight week course which meets one night per week where you can develop your practice in movement for acting, performing and every day life.

Course Content

Develop your body awareness and developing theatre through movement.
Increase your communication with others through movement
Enhance your fundamental skills in movement. This will include alignment, strength, flexibility and flow in the body.
Learn to create images and stories through movement in fun and meaningful exercises.
Learn to move as an individual, in relationship as a group and in duo.
Work safely in movement in terms of technique and boundaries.
Find ways to improvise through movement.
Find ways to set movement.
Improve confidence in physical performance.
Movement will draw from improvised dance, yoga, contact improvisation, Capoeira influences, Laban and dance theatre.

Course Dates

No upcoming dates.

Booking Information

Our courses are available on a first come, first served basis in order of payment.

To secure a place, please take the following steps:

Read through our Terms and Conditions before booking
Click on ‘Book your place’ above. Please make sure you are booking for the correct course and option (i.e. Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu if more than one option is available)
Click ‘Select’ and follow the steps through to the completion of booking
If your preferred dates are sold out, you can click ‘Join Waiting List’ and we will let you know if a place becomes available

Anyone with an interest in developing a better understanding of their own body
Those keen to use movement to enhance their daily lives
Performers wishing to learn new methods for engaging body and mind

Days	Various. The course consists of 8 sessions in total and is delivered once a week for 8 weeks.
Times	All times listed are either GMT or GMT +1 (depending on the time of year).
Age	The minimum age is 18 on the first day of the course. There is no upper age limit.
Max. class size	16 students
Course Delivery	All of the Evening Courses take place onsite at our Swiss Cottage campus in London.
International students	We welcome International Students to our courses, however please ensure you are on the correct visa. As our Evening Courses are classed as part-time, non-accredited short courses they are not eligible for a Tier 4 Student Visa however you may be eligible for a Short Term Study Visa.
Language requirements	Applicants must be confident speaking and reading English to a conversational level (IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent). You may be expected to read texts/scripts that have advanced vocabulary.
Attendance	Due to the structure and the collaborative nature of the courses, full attendance is requested.
Refunds	We are able to offer a full refund up until 14 days before the course begins. After this, the course will become fully non-refundable.
Cancellations	Central reserves the right to cancel this course if we do not meet the minimum number of participants. In this instance, a full refund will be made to you. We are unable to refund any other costs you may have incurred.