Osnat Elkabir

Osnat Elkabir (Hebrew: אסנת אלכביר) is an Israeli singer, dancer, painter and theatre director.Coming to India in the year 1990 she began studying Brhamari painting from Buddhadev Chaitanya in Uttarpara (a small town near Kolkata).She won her Bachelor and Master degrees in classical Indian music and dance, and studied Dhrupad singing with professor Ritwik Sanyal the renowned Dhrupad singer, disciple of the late Zia Mohiuddin Dagar and dean of the faculty of music in Banaras Hindu University .She has been performing Indian classical dance and Dhrupad singing in various venues in Israel and abroad, lecturing and teaching in Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, Levinsky College, Tel Aviv University and various other institutions.The project involved young Israeli Muslim, Jewish and Christian actors and made use of Indian theatrical techniques and themes.
Dhrupad singing on the Ganges
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