The trailer for the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" is riveting and unsettling — just as the celibate Shakers were to the ...

Through song-and-dance expression that never denies its genre, the story of the Shakers springs to life in The Testament Of ...

After winning an Oscar for "The Brutalist," the English composer takes on a musical about the founder of the Shakers — a ...

The Testament of Ann Lee is an unconventional musical, using hymns from the history of the religious Shaker movement for a ...

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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PITTSFIELD — On this side of the stream, low strings play over a walking, driving, rolling beat. A woman is singing in a low, carrying voice. “Quasheba, Quasheba/ You’re free now. You’re free now./ ...

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One of the more droolworthy (literally) gadgets we've seen this year is this Sandisk Sansa Shaker, a 2.5-inch tall MP3 player designed for stubby fingers and curious ears. The $40 device comes in pink ...