Archive of (1) January - March | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations
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A Day of Raw Chocolate
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Hawkwood College in Featured CoursesA day to learn about the history, its traditional healing uses, and the many health benefits of organic raw chocolate. We’ll make individual chocolates, truffles, desserts and drinks to tickle your taste buds and nourish your soul. Read more ... -
Bookbinding Course at Dillington House
Listed on February 14, 2015 by Dillington in Featured Courses Course participants will be introduced to the use of leather and associated techniques and will be able to complete a half-leather binding, a stronger and better binding than the case-binding of the beginners’ courseRead more ... -
Music and medicine in the 19th century
Listed on February 13, 2015 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis course explores the physicality and psychology of musical depictions of sickness, health, doctors and medicine on the operatic stage. It examines notions of the body – in particular, those associated with 'female' illness, including consumption, hysteria and madness – and of the virtuoso musician as superhuman, hypnotist, or magician. Read more ... -
Guitar Masterclass
Listed on February 9, 2015 by Hawkwood College in Featured CoursesFriday 20 March 2015 - Sunday 22 March 2015 A masterclass opportunity to study with one of the best classical guitarists of our generation. An intense weekend study course on classical guitar led by Craig Ogden. Suitable for experienced players and advanced students. There will be ensemble work as well as masterclass tutorials. Craig Ogden is principal...
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Wake up Laughing
Listed on January 19, 2015 by Hawkwood College in Featured Courses Come and experience how laughter yoga and natural laughter skills (NLS) inspire, energise and help heal people’s lives. Read more ... -
Writing nature: poetry in stone and bark
Listed on December 19, 2014 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesJoin us to study 20th and 21st century poetry that emerges from a philosophy of deep engagement with place, landscape and nature. The course coincides with a major exhibition of the work of poet and artist Ian Hamilton-Finlay at Cambridge gallery Kettle's Yard, and will also consider the work of Richard Long and land artists Andy Goldsworthy and David Nash.Read more ... -
Myths and rituals in religion
Listed on December 19, 2014 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesMyths and rituals create, sustain and disrupt religious and cultural systems. This course examines how religious myths and rituals evolve and affect religious and secular life. Looking at different approaches we will consider a variety of myths and rituals from different religions and cultures, including pilgrimage, food, texts and rites of passage.Read more ... -
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: re-reading a classic at 150
Listed on December 18, 2014 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesAlice's Adventures in Wonderland celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2015. Carroll's text famously ushers in a 'golden age' of children's literature, in which fantasy and imagination begin to receive as much attention as pedagogy in books for children. This course will explore the origins, development and transformation of the text across the last 150 years, and consider why Wonderland still matters as much in 2015 as it did in 1865.Read more ... -
Introduction to evolutionary psychology
Listed on December 15, 2014 by Madingley Hall in Featured CoursesThis course provides an introduction to the application of evolutionary theory to psychology. You will learn how this approach has been used to understand topics such as social behaviour, mate choice, family dynamics, language, culture and mental health.Read more ... -
Fabulous Flamenco at Dillington!
Listed on December 14, 2014 by Dillington in Featured CoursesAnother opportunity to take part in this dynamic and passionate dance practised by both men and women and one of the principal forms of social enjoyment at festivals and fiestas throughout Andalucía. You will be dancing with a partner, but it is not necessary to come with a partner to participate in the courseRead more ... -
MOZART: THE MAN AND THE MUSIC
Listed on July 23, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesThe music of Mozart remains at the very heart of western musical consciousness. We will consider the range and nature of his achievement, while placing him in the context of his time. The musical examples using CD and DVD will be played on excellent hi-fi equipment, and the weekend will conclude with a performance of one of his greatest works by one of Britain’s leading string quartets. Read more ... -
TCHAIKOVSKY IN THE 1870s : The Years of Crisis
Listed on July 22, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesThe 1870s were years of remarkable creative fertility for Tchaikovsky, with masterpieces such as the opera Eugene Onegin, the ballet Swan Lake and the Fourth Symphony. BRead more ... -
Pastoral Visions
Listed on July 22, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesOur weekend will explore the inspiration painters and composers have drawn from Man’s relationship with NatureRead more ... -
DVOŘÁK AND BRAHMS: A Musical Friendship
Listed on June 10, 2014 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesA weekend with Terry Barfoot, and a concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to explore the music of Antonin Dvořák and Johannes Brahms, whose enduring friendship lasted more than twenty yearsRead more ...