Simran Sachar is a South Asian dance artist, choreographer, writer, and actor originally from Calgary, Alberta, but currently dedicates time to their artistic practice in Vancouver, Canada on the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is a captivating anomaly in this industry known for her work as a contemporary and street dance artist and choreographer. As a performer she’s contributed her skills in various film, television, theatre productions, and Canadian dance companies, as well as the street dance scene where she’s known for her exceptional abilities as a freestyle dancer, strong storytelling skills and fluid precision.

Through choreography, text, or XR technology - specifically volumetric film, Sachar’s work uncovers distorted memories and how they disfigure us, the duality of horror and beauty, and the functions within W*acking.

Sachar has presented her work across Canada: Most recently, Sachar co-choreographed with Justine A. Chambers on a newly commissioned dance work titled “Today is the evening to strike lightning/Aaj To Bijiliyan Girane Ki Shaam Hai” which premiered on July 5th, 2025 at Indian Summer Festival to a sold out audience. In Fall 2025, Sachar and Nancy Lee debuted their first directorial collaboration as a public art installation titled “These hands are still at work” commissioned by the Surrey Art Gallery x F.O.R.M. In September 2024, with the support of Dance West Network, Simran premiered her XR Film “The Edge of The Underworld,” at Luna Arts Festival (Revelstoke, BC)  this film also premiered in Vancouver at F.O.R.M film Festival in November. In June 2024 Simran premiered her live choreographic work “ACT TWENTY FIVE” at Dancing on The Edge festival in front of two sold out audiences (Vancouver, BC). “ACT TWENTY FIVE” was presented in Fall 2024 by Arts Revelstoke, Dance West Network, Dance Victoria, and Dance in Vancouver since it’s premiere. A 7 minute excerpt of “ACT TWENTY FIVE” was presented at OFF-FTA (Montreal, QC), this pitch was supported by Dance West Network. In 2023 Simran also presented short excerpts of this choreographic work at Artfulness Festival and OFF-Parcours Danse (Montreal, QC). Her first XR film, BETA बेटा was presented at Luna Arts Festival in partnership with Dance West Network 2021 (Revelstoke, BC). In 2020, her first film ‘LUNACY’ was a part of the National Arts Centre CAPSULE (Canada) and premiered at F.O.R.M Film Festival (Vancouver, BC) 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 (Calgary, AB).

As a performer, Sachar has interpreted the works of artists, directors, writers, and choreographers such as Su-Feh Lee, Heather Laura Gray, Jeffrey Mortensen, Emilio Dosal, Amanda May, Eshani Patel, Action At A Distance (Vanessa Goodman), Furious Grace Dance Theatre (Anya and Sophia Saugstad), Isak Enquist, Blackout Arts Society (Amir N. Hosseini), Ralph Escamillan, Emmalena Fredrikkson, Nancy Lee, Kevin Fraser, Nasiv Sall, Alison Wong, Anosh Irani, Shrina Patel.

Through battling in street dance, Simran is the Winner of 2023’s Release Yourself Whacking Battle in Montreal at Artfulness Festival, Top 16 at Hotmess (Montreal), Top 4 at Redbull Dance Your Style (Vancouver), Top 16 at Step Ya Game Up (New York City). 

Sachar’s other credits include: Disney, Prime Video, Tubi, Netflix, The CW, Apple Tv, Luna Arts Festival, Artfullness Festival, Indian Summer Festival, Surrey Art Gallery, The Vancouver Opera, Dance In Vancouver, Action At A Distance, Alberta Theatre Projects, Blackout Art Society, Furious Grace Dance Theatre, Park Production House, The Vancouver Art Gallery, Dancing On The Edge, OFF-Parcours Danse, OFF-FTA, F.O.R.M Festival, Apple TV, National Arts Centre, Fringe Manila and more.

Sachar's work has been generously supported and commissioned by the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Dance West Network, F.O.R.M, Surrey Art Gallery, Indian Summer Festival, PuSH Festival, Creative Spark Vancouver, and Odd Meridian Arts.