Sunday, Nov. 17: Set in Tibet between 1937 and 1959, with music by the Minimalist master Philip Glass, Kundun explores the finding and unique education of the child Tenzin Gyatso as he becomes the spiritual and political leader of Tibet. Based on the actual life and writings of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, the film culminates in his escape from Tibet and journey into exile amidst the terror of the Chinese invasion.

Thursday-Sunday, November 21-24: The title of this year’s festival comes from a Rumi poem, and it’s not an accident that this biennial is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Saturday, Nov. 16: Celebrating the culmination of Kaatsbaan’s 20th residency season, the event features Stella Abrera (American Ballet Theatre) and Robbie Fairchild (An American in Paris) performing original choreography by Emmy-nominated Sonya Tayeh. The rich program also includes the central pas de deux from Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons, Martha Graham Dance Company principal Ben Shultz, She’s a Rainbow by former ABT dancer Melanie Hamrick set to the Rolling Stones, New York City Ballet principal dancers Maria Kowroski and Tyler Angle in Balanchine’s Chaconne, the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in Escapades by Amy Hall Garner (of Beyoncé’s The Mrs. Carter Show world tour) and more.

Friday, Nov. 15: If Indiana Jones had been born a couple of generations later, into the age of reality TV, he might well have ended up being Josh Gates. Gates’ initial fame came as one of the hosts of the Ghost Hunters series, but the paranormal wasn’t his original area of interest.