Nancy Lee
Nancy Lee 李南屏 is a Taiwanese-Canadian interdisciplinary media artist, DJ, curator, and cultural producer whose work spans XR, installation, A/V performance, and documentary. A Sundance New Frontier alum, their projects—such as Tidal Traces, UNION, and Woven Memory: Copper Bodies—explore embodiment, memory, and diaspora through expanded media. Their work has been shown at Cannes, SXSW, MUTEK, VIFF, and Centre Phi. They are a co-founder of CURRENT and Chapel Sound Art Foundation, and teach immersive media at IM4 Lab. They serve as a board director for Love Intersections and Normie Corp, uplifting queer voices in media arts and music. They are committed to equity in the arts, supporting queer and underrepresented artists through mentorship, community consultation, and cross-genre programming in Vancouver.
Photo by Chieh Huang
Simran Sachar
Simran Sachar is a choreographer, dance artist, director, teacher, writer, and actor currently dedicating time to their artistic practice on the unceded, ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.
Most recently, Sachar co-choreographed with Justine A. Chambers on a newly commissioned dance work, Today is the evening to strike lightning/Aaj To Bijiliyan Girane Ki Shaam Hai, for Indian Summer Festival (2025). In 2024 Sachar’s work, ACT TWENTY FIVE was presented at Dancing On The Edge and Dance In Vancouver. Her XR works include The Edge of The Underworld (2024) and BETA बेटा (2021). In 2020, her first film LUNACY was a part of National Arts Centre's CAPSULE and premiered at FORM, winning the Audience Choice Award.
Photo by Marshall To
