Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova talks "Heated Rivalry", identity and K-dramas

About this episode

Tasha interviews Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova about her acting career and the significance of representation in media.

Host Tasha sits down with actor Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova to discuss her journey from circus training in Russia to acting, playing Svetlana on "Heated Rivalry", and what bilingual, biracial representation means on screen. @sampatasha @asoulfulstormpodcast @kseniadaniela

People in this episode

Host: Natasha Mulenga

Guest: Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova

Topics covered

• acting
• identity
• K-dramas
• bilingual representation
• circus training
• Russia

Keywords

• Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova
• Heated Rivalry
• acting
• bilingual representation
• K-dramas
• circus training
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heated Rivalry

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