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How Mona Fastvold and Daniel Blumberg Adapted Shaker Hymns for ‘Ann Lee’: ‘The Film’s Pretty Extreme. How Can We Push It Further?’

Mona Fastvold’s set on “The Testament of Ann Lee” is much like the world of her subject, the founder of the Shaker religious movement in the 18th century: Immersive, wildly ambitious, utopian even, ...
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Making a bold musical about the Shakers? Daniel Blumberg's songs brought the world in tune

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Composer Daniel Blumberg, photographed in West Hollywood in November. (Ian Spanier / For The Times) If the Shakers have a lasting ...
SFGate

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

(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 ...
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Making a bold musical about the Shakers? Daniel Blumberg's songs brought the world in tune

If the Shakers have a lasting cultural legacy, it is their music — most famously “Simple Gifts,” the uplifting spiritual Aaron Copland immortalized in his ballet “Appalachian Spring.” It stands to ...
National Catholic Reporter

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society — 250 years later, they're part of the sound of America

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 ...