Inspirartion

Alisha’s grandmother, a Holocaust Survivor, had a deep love and passion for the arts and community. Bella was the youngest person to be admitted to the Vienna School of Music as an opera singer, but lost the opportunity due to the rise of Hitler. While she was not able to study music, she continued to sing and perform in Ecuador and eventually in Los Angeles, CA. One of her signature shows was through the organization Hadassah, a women’s Zionist movement, where she gathered musicians and storytellers to share their talent in Yiddish in order to preserve and celebrate a culture that had been taken away from so many. Her passion and love of the arts is what inspired The Bella Arts Foundation.

Founder and Executive Director

Alisha Kalisher has achieved many accolades and awards, performed on late night television, awards shows, with orchestras across the United States, and some of LA’s most notable venues, as well as written many songs for her own project, and for film, and television. She also collaborated with her husband on their project The Sheen, as contributors to the Meta Music Initiative.

As a professional vocalist and songwriter, an expressive arts facilitator with a masters degree in Depth Psychology and Creativity from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Alisha is very passionate about the therapeutic value of creative expression. She is committed to providing and promoting access to the expressive and creative arts to inspire inner and outer change. She founded The Bella Arts Foundation in order to bring these modalities to communities who might not otherwise have the opportunity or access to experience their healing qualities.

Board Member

Most people know Beth Behrs from her feature role as "Caroline Channing" in the CBS hit series 2 Broke Girls. An accomplished stage and screen actress, Behrs is also a writer, philanthropist, and advocate. She is an animal lover, horse welfare advocate, and owner of a rescued horse, Belle. Belle inspired her to get involved in horse protection and equine therapy programs for survivors of sexual assault. “Horses force us to live in the present moment with a zen-like tranquility,” Behrs said. “They are the greatest healers, and we must treat them with the respect and love they deserve. I am so excited to inspire and educate the public on the value of horses in our lives.”

She is also the host of the podcast Harmonics which explores themes of creativity, healing, and wellness. Additionally, Behrs released a health and wellness book titled The Total Me-Tox published in the summer of 2017.

Behrs is actively involved with the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and is also a board member of the Geffen Playhouse.

She currently stars as "Gemma" in the CBS hit comedy The Neighborhood alongside Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield and Tichina Arnold. The series is one of CBS Networks highest rated comedies and was recently renewed for a fifth season.

Board Member

Geeta Novotny is an international award-winning opera singer who has established herself as an innovative teacher, leading sound healing artist and practitioner. As a profound believer in the power of holistic mind / body health and wellness, creative expression, and the healing arts; Geeta is the creator of Revolution Voice® which is a method and practice that uses the voice and sound as a bridge between music and wellness, while delving extensively into the art, science, and metaphysics behind these modalities. This revolutionary method and practice inspires transformative wellness, deep healing, self discovery, and empowerment from the inside out.

Geeta has performed in a wide range of principal roles nationally and internationally with esteemed opera companies and symphony orchestras from the hallowed stages of Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera House to the stages of the Los Angeles Opera and the Aspen Music Festival. Geeta also leads wellness retreats at venues such as The Integratron in Joshua Tree, the Esalen Institute in Big Sur and beyond. She is the most honored to maintain a vibrant healing arts studio where she is deeply devoted to, inspired by, and in wonderment everyday by her many clients’ transformations and journeys!