Artist Bios
Photo: Richie Lubaton
Simran Sachar
Simran Sachar is an East Indian/Punjabi contemporary and street dance artist, choreographer, and actor. She is a captivating anomaly in this industry who consistently works in ground-breaking spaces. Simran’s latest film with XR technology, premieres in 2024. Her first XR film, BETA बेटा was presented at Luna Arts Festival 2021. In 2020, her first film ‘LUNACY’ was a part of the National Arts Centre time capsule and premiered at F.O.R.M Film Festival and won the Official Selection of the Audience Choice Award. She made her acting debut in 2023 as the lead actor and assistant choreographer in Alberta Theatre Projects showing of *Bombay Black* as *Apsara*. Simran is the Winner of 2023’s *Release Yourself Whacking Battle* in Montreal at Artfulness Festival.
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Josh Ongcol
As an artist, I am interested in the ways tenderness manifests in my body, and its receptivity to deep connection, wisdom, and transformation. I am interested in ways we could communicate regardless of the medium of art/language. With this, I hope to unravel the narrative of being a part of the Filipnx diaspora; specifically of intergenerational exchange, lineage of resilience, concept of “home” and “KAPWA”, queerness and reclaiming spirituality.