Ram Gopal’s Commonwealth School of Dances – Advertisement
| Series name | Ram Gopal: 1960 - 1969 |
| Description | In March – April 1963, Ram Gopal placed an advertisement in The Dancing Times, for his ‘Commonwealth School of Pakistani, Ceylonese and Indian Dances’. This digitised advertisement is a photocopy of the original, and features an image of Ram Gopal in the centre of the page in full costume. The page also highlights the patrons of Ram Gopal’s Dance School, who included Dame Alicia Markova, the Maharajah of Jaipur, and artist Felix Topolski. Ram Gopal placed a number of advertisements for the establishment of classical dance schools; however none of these ever came to fruition. |
| Date of Creation / Publication | 1963 |
| Creator | The Dancing Times |
| Associated Person/ Organisation | Gopal, Ram |
| Location | London |
| Collection and Reference Number | Ram Gopal Collection (GB 2661 RGL) |
| Catalogue Number | RGL/DEC/1960/5 |
| Copyright | The Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable |
| Access to originals | The originals are located with Ann David, academic researcher and friend of Ram Gopal, and with Pam Cullen, Executor of the Ram Gopal Estate. |
| Series notes | This grouping showcases several advertisements for Ram Gopal's school of dancing. Photographs and flyers from the 1960s are also featured. |
| Collection notes | The digitised material in the Ram Gopal Collection dates back to 1938 and includes black and white as well as colour photographs, several flyers and extracts from books including Ram Gopal's autobiography. The items also include newspaper articles, images of dance costumes, slides, advertisements and performance programmes. |
