Act Twenty Five is Simran’s latest live choreographic work. Act Twenty Five will premiere in Vancouver, B.C. at Dancing On The Edge Festival on June 18th-19th, 2024 at 9:00 PM in the Fire Hall Arts Centre Courtyard.

Simran is working to eventually tour this work. She has shared and pitched short, work in progress iterations of this piece at:

• OFFTA (Montreal, 2024)

• OFF-Parcours Danse (Montreal, 2023)

• Artfullness Festival (Montreal, 2023)

Act Twenty Five is a live choreographic work channeled through the dance forms of W*acking and Contemporary, accompanied by live music. 

This solo takes place during the final act of love, Grief. An entity moves across the stage in hopes to touch a garment belonging to the ghost of someone familiar. Act Twenty Five explores the complexity of the duality of relief and grief in a South Asian, intergenerational household, and how even after our loved ones pass away, acts of service continue to bring us closer to touching the veil.

Duration: 20 minutes
Collaborators:
Choreographer: Simran Sachar

Composer: Sophia Sosa

Performed by: Simran Sachar accompanied by Sophia Sosa

Lighting Designer: Carlie Cheukyiu Ye

Video Trailer/Photos captured by: Boris Khramtsov

Outside Eyes: Su-feh Lee, Heather Laura Gray, Rina Pellerin, Emmalena Fredriksson

“I watched transformations happen in real time, as she trusted her instincts and began reshaping the work. She has a beautiful balance of confidence in her choreographic process and acknowledges that outside feedback can bring to light new possibilities to expand upon”

- Heather Laura Gray