Many thanks to Wellesnet correspondent Leslie Weisman for sending along this comprehensive report on the Yale University ORSON WELLES Symposium, that occurred in New Haven, Conn. a few weeks ago. ******************* THE TRANSNATIONAL ORSON WELLES _____________ By LESLIE WEISMAN The weekend of November 30 to December 2 was a rare opportunity for Wellesians who were able […]
Many of Wellesnet’s friends and contributors will be speaking at what promises to be an exceptionally exciting three-day event on Orson Welles career in Europe at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. Entitled “The Transitional Orson Welles,” the symposium will focus on Welles filmmaking in Europe from 1948 onward. The event will be taking place at […]
If you’re in the UK, you may wish to venture to East Sussex to see Voodoo Macbeth, an exhibition at this year’s Brighton Photo Biennial, a festival dedicated to photography. As the web site summary describes it: “Orson Welles’ African-American theatre production of Macbeth forms the basis of a major exhibition, Voodoo Macbeth, at the […]
To all you Welles aficionados down in Australia, Gary Graver will be showing his highly recommended program of rare Welles material at the “Celebration of Cinematography Festival” in Canberra this weekend. More details are in this article in the Sydney Morning Herald: No chance of this Welles running dry And here’s an excerpt from an […]