Asha Bagal Kelly

Asha Bagal Kelly (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia. Her earliest drama training was in Bharatanatyam, an ancient form of South Asian dance theatre. She also trained as a violist, performing in venues including Chicago's Symphony Center and the Sydney Opera House. 

As a writer and director, Asha’s short film In Quiet Company, featuring an all-woman cast and crew, screened at last year’s Women’s Film Festival in Philadelphia. She also produced and directed the feature-length concert documentary Garden of Treasures for the Lyric Theatre of San José, celebrating turn-of-the-20th-century composers from historically marginalized backgrounds. 

Asha's work experiments with form and medium, surprising audiences with unexpected perspectives and revealing the subtle layers beneath every story.