City Academy (UK)
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| Established | 2006 |
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| Type | Performing & Creative Arts academy |
| Managing Directors |
Michael Ward & Susan Young |
| Location |
33 Eyre Street Hill Farringdon London EC1R 5ET England Coordinates: 51°31′24″N 0°06′44″W / 51.52347°N 0.11221°W |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 18–no upper age limit |
| Website |
www |
City Academy is an adult creative and performing arts academy, offering daytime, evening and weekend courses in dance, drama, singing, writing, filmmaking, photography, art, design, life skills, & business training[1] in venues across Central London.
History
City Academy was founded in 2006 and officially launched at the Old Prudential Building in Holborn. At the launch, filmed by Channel 4 as part of its 4Talent initiative, 200 professionals took part in a night of acting, singing and dancing.
In 2014, City Academy held over 12,000 classes for over 20,000 students, with courses taking place at over 30 different venues in central London – including Sadler’s Wells, Soho Theatre, The Place, Free Word Centre, Italia Conti, and The Old Finsbury Town Hall.[2]
The courses are taught by working professionals and performers from film, theatre and TV and other entertainment and creative industries.
Notable tutors
- Kate Smurthwaite - stand-up comedian and political activist
- DeObia Oparei - actor and playwright, who joined the cast of HBO series Game of Thrones in April 2015 as Areo Hotah[3]
- Giles Terera - award-winning actor, playwright and musician, and co-creator of BBC documentary - Muse of Fire - centering on modern perspectives of Shakespeare
- Racky Plews - director & choreographer of American Idiot's 2015 West End run[4]
- Marc Price - writer, filmmaker, and creator of 2008 British zombie film Colin - "the £45 movie"[5]
- Pele Cox - former Poet in Residence at the Tate Modern and Royal Academy[6]
Courses
City Academy offers classes in around 175 different creative disciplines,[7] including a range of types of dance tuition,[8][9] and a series of specialist creative workshops. The company has trained over 30,000 adults since its inception.
The academy also organises specialist group activities, bespoke team-building events, and corporate entertainment.[10] Over the last three years the company's clients have included Pfizer, British Airways, McGraw Hill Financial, Regent Street Association, Hilton Worldwide, Salesforce, Fitness First and Shell.[11]
References
- ↑ "Overcome your inhibitions to get ahead in the rat race", City AM, 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Our Locations", City Academy, December 2014
- ↑ ""Game of Thrones" bloopers, new characters revealed at Comic-Con". CBS News. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "American Idiot, Arts Theatre, review: 'energy of a Billie Joe Armstrong gig'", The Independent, 23 July 2015
- ↑ "Hollywood eyes $70 zombie movie wowing Cannes", CNN, 26 May 2009.
- ↑ "Pele Cox - Artist Profile", Art History UK, Summer 2014.
- ↑ "Try out a taster class in everything from gospel singing to dancing like a diva", Islington Gazette, 11 January 2014
- ↑ "How to look good dancing, in just one lesson", Guardian, 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "The Ballet Dancer", Telegraph, 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "City Academy - Unique creative group experiences in London", Simply London, November 2013.
- ↑ "Our Clients", City Academy, December 2014.
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