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Confessions of a<br />
Travelholic<br />
Sasha Bashir<br />
Sasha Bashir is no stranger to the Malaysian<br />
dance scene. Her passion for live theatre<br />
performance saw her taking the lead role in<br />
acclaimed productions such as Lady Swettenham,<br />
My Bollywood Summer, Titiwangsa and Emas 10<br />
where she acted and also danced. Sasha also<br />
co-created, co-produced and hosted a documentary<br />
about Asian dances titled 'Dansa' which was<br />
aired on TV3 and NTV7.<br />
She also published her very first coffee table book<br />
based on the documentary entitled 'Dansa - A<br />
Dance Journey', featuring over 250 photos taken<br />
while shooting the dance documentary.<br />
Encouraging response for the book prompted<br />
Sasha to pen her second book, 'Dansa II: The<br />
Journey Continues', which was launched early<br />
this year. <strong>Convergence</strong> spoke to the multitalented<br />
Sasha, who is<br />
also an avid traveller,<br />
about her adventure.<br />
Sasha Bashir dressed in an<br />
Aboriginal Dance costume in Taiwan<br />
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Congratulations on the release<br />
of Dansa II. Can you please tell<br />
us more about the book?<br />
Dansa II is about the traditional dances as seen in<br />
Season 2 of Dansa. They range from countries such<br />
as Malaysia, Macau, Taiwan and Thailand. They are<br />
all various dances from different places, some of which<br />
people haven’t even heard of (including me). So, it<br />
serves as a great reference point for future generation.<br />
I just find the Dansa II book more colourful than the<br />
first one because I shared the experience and whatever<br />
information and history that I got while travelling. We<br />
also worked closely with tourism companies and the<br />
local Pejabat Kebudayaan who recommended us the<br />
various dances.<br />
Sasha Bashir getting ready for an Aboriginal<br />
Dance performance in Taiwan<br />
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