White Light Festival

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt likened his music to white light that contained all colors, and saw “the spirit of the listener” as the prism where those colors could appear. Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival is dedicated to exploring that intersection between art and spirit across a number of disciplines. This year’s event, focused on “what it means to be human in an increasingly fractious world,” opens with a performance of Rundfunkchor Berlin’s Human Requiem; the group also presents an evening of works by Brahms, Bach, Schoenberg and Schütz. Other nights come courtesy of Indian musician T.M. Krishna, the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and the Mark Morris Dance Group.