Pandit Ram Gopal
(1912-2003), Dancer, choreographer and teacherSitter in 21 portraits
Born in Bangalore, India, Gopal was a dancer, choreographer and teacher, who pioneered classical Indian dance styles such as Kathakali in the UK, where he first danced in 1939. After the Second World War he starred in a number of Hollywood epics made on location, such as The Purple Plain (1954) and William Dieterle's Elephant Walk (1954), for which he choreographed the dance sequences. After a series of successful world tours he settled in London in 1954. In the 1960s, Gopal and British ballerina Alicia Markova formed a pioneering partnership, having appeared together at the Prince's Theatre in 1960 in a duet - Radha-Krishna - choreographed by him, which transferred to the Edinburgh Festival later that year.
by Carl Van Vechten
bromide print, 21 April 1938
NPG x199377
by Carl Van Vechten
bromide print, 21 April 1938
NPG x199378
by Carl Van Vechten
bromide print, 21 April 1938
NPG x199379
by Carl Van Vechten
bromide print, 21 April 1938
NPG x199380
by Madame d'Ora (Dora Philippine Kallmus)
bromide print, 1940s
NPG x199382
by Sture Ekstrand
bromide print on card mount, 1940s
NPG x199383
by Cecil Beaton
modern bromide print, 1944
NPG x132088
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39650
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39651
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39652
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39653
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39654
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39655
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, circa 1946
NPG Ax39656
by George Hurrell
cream-toned bromide print on board, 1948
NPG x128613
by George Hurrell
cream-toned bromide print, 1948
NPG x128614
by George Hurrell
cream-toned glossy bromide print, 1948
NPG x128615
by George Hurrell
cream-toned bromide print, 1948
NPG x128646
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