Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The biggest thing was that we wanted to make something that felt historically accurate while also not being completely tied down ...

The Testament of Ann Lee” and Shaker traditions represent how movement has been a constantly evolving conduit to heaven.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to move trauma out of my body,” says choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall, whose singular vision ...

“The Testament of Ann Lee” stars Amanda Seyfried as the founder of the Shakers, a religious sect formed in the 18th century and known for both its pursuit of full social equality and its chants and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Director Mona Fastvold’s new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to ...

Spurred on by a vision of the Shakers’ founding leader, Celia Rowlson-Hall masterminded the whirl of movement in Mona Fastvold’s feverish film ‘I’ll tell you something I’ve not told anyone,” says ...

CANTERBURY — Canterbury Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark and museum dedicated to preserving and rethinking the Shakers 200-year legacy, has launched the Shaker Dance Revival Project. The ...

Amanda Seyfried, left, stars in filmmaker Mona Fastvold's new film "The Testament of Ann Lee," which depicts the life of the Shaker founder. (Ian Spanier / For The Times) “The Testament of Ann Lee” ...

Director Mona Fastvold's new film, "The Testament of Ann Lee," features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to America. The trailer ...

Christian Goodwillie is the Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. He was Curator of Collections at Hancock Shaker Village from 2001-2009, where ...