Simran Sachar

Simran Sachar is an emerging artist, choreographer, and teacher, second generation East Indian immigrant born in Canada. She’s been dancing since she was 3 years old in: Ballet, tap, modern and contemporary. At 18 Simran began learning about hip hop, heels, and has started exploring other street styles in depth such as: Waacking. Simran is grateful to always be a student in various dance forms. She is a melting pot. The biggest responsibility of an artist in her eyes is: to be the storyteller, the one who tells the truth. Rather than labelling her movement to a single dance style, she recognizes the multiple places her foundation stems from and therefore never abandons foundation, but rearranges it. She believes there is always an underlying reason, beyond technique or training, to why people move the way they do, and that reason has to do with the lives they live. She has trained and performed in multiple shows across New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and most recently: Manila. She is an alumni of various creative programs and collectives across North America such as the world-renowned: Gypsy Project. Her latest achievements include performing at Fringe Manila, with Immigrant Lessons as an interpreter in their latest work titled: Origins. Simran has created various full-length works, and is in the process of her most recent solo, titled “This is What Makes Us Girls.” She is most recently a 2020 commissioned artist with FORM Vancouver, for her newest full length film: LUNACY. Her recent film entitled: “No Alarms” was chosen to be presented for “Isol-art,” by Teddy Tedholm and Sara Richman.

Photo Credit: Daniel J. Collins