Dansense-Nrtyabodha is joined by Silambam Phoenix and Fine Arts Association of AZ to bring to Phoenix SAMAVESHA, an evening-length work by dance stalwarts from India, Gurus N. Srikanth and Aswathy Nair. SAMAVESHA is an exploration of the complexities of gender identity and gender hierarchy in the stories of Shikhandi and Brihannala from the Indian epic Mahabharata, through the idioms of Mohiniattam and Bharatanatyam. Srikanth and Aswathy are joined by local artists, J. Bouey, Delia Ibanez, and Angelina Ramirez, to draw connections from the ancient and distant to the present and near through dance and movement.