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Archive of 2014 | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 5
Listed on December 1, 2013 by Anglia Leisure Learning in Featured CoursesThis weekend course organised by Anglia Leisure Learning will unveil the essential elements of the short story and
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Listed on November 30, 2013 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesYou will learn about design, scheming out, quantity surveying and siting the build. By the end of the course you will have the skills to site and build your own low impact timber building.Read more ...
Listed on November 30, 2013 by Monkton Wyld Court in Featured CoursesNick Fowler is one of the counties best Hedgelayers and has won competitions for his craft. He will teach you the theory and practical side of hedgelaying.
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Listed on October 26, 2013 by Hawkwood College in Member NewsFree taster workshops from our extensive 2014 programme, stalls, delicious home-made organic food and ice cream, children’s activities, live music and singing, Maypole dancing and more.Read more ...
Listed on October 9, 2013 by Knuston Hall in Featured CoursesThis is a beautifully illustrated series of lectures and discussions looking at some of the world’s finest visual art including masks and costumes of the Venice Carnival; iconic world architecture; a history of early photography; ‘Al Andalus - The Moors in Spain; renaissance sculpture and painting; polar art from C19th/C20th; and finally, to Liverpool - ‘City of Sculpture’. Read more ...
Listed on September 26, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesThis 5 day/4 night trip to Prague includes performances at three different venues: the National Theatre, the State Opera and the Rudolfinum, the home of the Czech Philharmonic.Read more ...
Listed on September 23, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesAn informal house party, guests need only the ability to enjoy music, the 20th century covers the widest stylistic diversity in the musical repertoryRead more ...
Listed on August 24, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesDuring his short but prolific life, Mozart worked in every current medium. He was, and remains, the most universal of composers. During this weekend we will explore aspects of his mastery, and hear some music by his contemporaries.Read more ...
Listed on August 24, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesOur weekend will explore the extraordinary artistic developments centred on Paris in the years following the First World War. The art of Pablo Picasso will be explored, with illustrations reflecting his development, while the music will feature compositions by Erik Satie, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger and others.Read more ...
Listed on August 24, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesOur weekend will feature music aspiring towards the eternal, in particular Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. There will also be masterworks by Mendelssohn, Schütz, Gabrieli, Strauss and Stravinsky. Read more ...
Listed on August 24, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesOur music will focus particularly on the nature of heroism and villainy in relation to two operas: Verdi’s tragedy La traviata and Mozart’s opera buffa The Marriage of Figaro. The same theme will also be explored in music by Gluck, Janáček and Berlioz. The event is designed as an informal house party, and guests need only the ability to enjoy music, since no technical knowledge is required. Read more ...
Listed on August 20, 2013 by Chateau Life Courses in Featured CoursesBe prepared to extend your boundaries during an enjoyable week of hard work and fun in the divine surroundings of the Château and Languedoc landscape. The week includes group sessions as well as one to one tutorials with Pascale.Read more ...
Listed on August 10, 2013 by Chateau Life Courses in Featured CoursesJoin the Vegetarian Cookery School for a culinary break in the beautiful surroundings of Château Ventenac, a 19th century stone castle in the Languedoc region of Southern France. Our five day/four night residential course will give you the opportunity to learn seasonal Mediterranean cookery with Rachel Demuth, owner of the award winning Demuth’s Vegetarian Restaurant in Bath for 20 years.Read more ...
Listed on July 30, 2013 by Arts in Residence in Featured CoursesA mid-week residential course at Dumbleton Hall to explore the varied repertoire of English music, featuring compositions by celebrated figures such as Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Bliss, Finzi, Britten, Arnold and Elgar. Read more ...
Listed on June 11, 2013 by West Dean College in Featured CoursesSonia cooks her favourite family dishes from a cuisine still rooted in Mediterranean seasonal food traditions. A greedy artist in search of the crafts and food of her homeland, she also gives an illustrated talk about the traditional and emerging crafts of the sun-drenched home of her ancestors.Read more ...
Listed on June 4, 2013 by Chateau Life Courses in Featured CoursesThe course is suitable for French-speakers and translators of French into English, but is also suitable for poets without a second language who are interested in broadening their vision beyond the Anglo-American canon.Read more ...
