The Ram Gopal British Commonwealth School of Dance, Drama and Music - Advertisement

The Ram Gopal British Commonwealth School of Dance, Drama and Music – Advertisement

Series name	Ram Gopal: 1960 - 1969
Description	This is an A4 black and white photocopy of an advertisement for Ram Gopal’s school of dance, which was placed in the Dancing Times, in July-August 1963. By this time, Gopal had changed the name of his dancing school to ‘The Ram Gopal British Commonwealth School of Dance, Drama and Music’. Based in London, Ram Gopal had also recruited renowned dancer, performer and later television actress, Zohra Segal to act as Principle of the school. 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	Gopal, Ram
Associated Person/ Organisation
Location	London
Collection and Reference Number	Ram Gopal Collection (GB 2661 RGL)
Catalogue Number	RGL/DEC/1960/6
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.