East German Poster Database

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• Zar und Zimmerman/Komische Oper in drei Akten von Albert Lortzing/Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

  Poster is white with black architectural line drawings at bottom, various building tools in center, and a ship top right. Standing prominently in center is a solider in red and gold uniform, holding a mask which partially obscures his face.

• Sommergäste: Gorki- Staatschauspiel Dresden

  This poster's background is tan recycled paper, with a black border and holes at the top, with three large red "x"s below. The title is in black at the bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of Maxim Gorki's play "Summer Guests".

• Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates: Hermann Sudermann, Inszenierung: Thomas Langhoff

  This poster is white with an angel in one-shouldered tunic and black wings blowing a trumpet and carrying a broken sword. The title is in black script on the left left and top with the remaining text at the bottom. This poster advertises for "The Storm Journeyman" from Hermann Sudermann.

• Sinulja: Alexander Gelman- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is black with white text at the top, left, and bottom. In the center is a depiction of a woman in overalls standing knee-deep in water, looking away from the viewer. This poster advertises for "Sinulja" from Alexander Gelman.

• Richard Wagner/Tristan und Isolde/Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

  Poster is black with blue-gray etched close-up depiction of a flower with a skull in the center. Title and playwright at bottom. Advertises for Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde".

• Stabat mater: Eine Tanztheater-Legende, Uraufführung, Komische Oper

  This poster is a black and white close-up of a person with a tear rolling down their face. The text is in white at the center bottom. This poster advertises for "Stabat mater", a "dance theater legend".

• Versuch zu Fliegen: Jordan Raditschkow- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is white with a black border. It depicts a squiggly line drawing in graphite of a man with a hat and mustache, who appears to be floating with arms outstretched. The title of the play is at the top in handwritten black text which appears to be underlined in red crayon. The theater information is center right in black type while the playwright's name is vertical in cursive graphite at the bottom left. This poster advertises for "Looking to Fly" from Jordan Raditschkow.

• 18. August-3. September 1989/Der Palast der Republik - Ein Klingendes Haus/Musiksommer im Palast

  Poster is lavender with pink border. Text in black at top, bottom, and right border. Inside depicts a group of six birds in black and white, with variously colored musical staffs superimposed on bodies. Advertises for a "Music Summer" in the Palast der Republik.

• Verdi: Die Macht des Schicksals, Musikalische Leitung: Christian Kluttig Inszenierung: Rainer Wenke Bühnenbild: Bernd Leistner Kostüme: Barbara Albrecht:

  This poster is purple with black text. It depicts a antiquated-style wooden block-print drawing of a heart aflame in black center bottom. This poster advertises for Verdi's "The Force of Destiny".

• Maxim Gorki Theater- Studio-bühne, Match: Schauspiel von Jürgen Groß

  This poster is olive green in the center and fading to black at the left and right. "Match" is spelled out vertically in orange-red serif letters shadowed in black, with scratching over the letters "t" and "c" in white. The theater's information is at the top left in a black rectangle, with the remaining text in a green oval at the bottom right. this poster advertises for the play "Match" from Jürgen Groß.

• Die Übergangsgesellschaft/Volker Braun/Maxim Gorki Theater ž Regie: Thomas Langhoff ž Bühnenbild: Pieter Hein

  Poster is abstract depiction in black and gold, with blue stars and white star outlines superimposed. Gray border, thickest at bottom with black text. Advertises for a performance of "The Transitional Society" directed by Thomas Langhoff.

• 15 Runden Gut gegen Böse in- Happy End: Komödie von Dorothy Lane- Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg

  This poster's background is yellow and depicts a man in a black hat smoking a cigarette holding a woman with orange hair and purple hat in a black bra. The man is wearing purple boxing gloves and appears to have a black eye while the woman is wearing green eyeshadow. The text is surrounding the figures and in black at the top. This poster advertises for "Happy End", which is "15 rounds of good vs. evil" and is a comedy from Dorothy Lane.

• Geburtstagsgäste: Volksstück von Jürgen Groß- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is white with a hand-sketched depiction of a wine glass which has been tipped over. Spilled red wine is depicted in watercolor. The title of play is in handwritten black script that leans diagonal from center left to bottom right, with remaining text in black print at the top and bottom right. This poster advertises for the premiere of "Birthday Guests", from Jürgen Groß.

• Valentin Rasputin: Geld für Maria- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is olive green with a portrait of individual in profile at center, comprised of a collage of text and textured material. The facial features are drawn on, with hand-written text superimposed in black and red. Three red arrows point to the individual from the left. This poster advertises for performance of "Money for Maria" from Valentin Rasputin.

• Henrik Ibsen: Gespenster- Kammerspiele, Inszeneirung Thomas Langhoff

  This poster is iridescent silver with black ink splotches. It has a black border at the bottom with silver text. This poster advertises for "Ghosts", from Henrik Ibsen.

• Adolf Nowaczynki: Der große Friedrich- Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Maxim Gorki, DDR-Erstaufführung

  This poster is white featuring a black border with gray diagonal stripes at the left and top. It depicts a cursive "F" in gray outlined in black intertwined with an orange snake and a black crown floating above. The text is in black handwritten script at bottom with the premiere text sitting vertical at the top left corner. This poster advertises for the premiere of Adolf Nowaczynki's "Frederick the Great".

• Peter Hacks/Die Fische/Maxim Gorki Theater

  Poster depicts a (mostly) black and white photo compilation of a fish, in the loosest sense of the term. Front features a human eye, some kind of animl tongue, and green and orange "nose". Black lines point to key features of the "fish" labeling them with letters as in a textbook. Below poster is divided vertically into purple and olive segments, the former with white script the latter with black type. Advertises for a performance of Peter Hack's "The Fish".

• Der Campiello/Komödie von Carlo Goldoni/Maxim Gorki Theater/Regie: Hartwig Albiro

  Poster is light green and depicts grotesque painting of a woman in yellow outlined in black, with a hand held behind her ear and her mouth open with tongue sticking out. Advertises for the comedy "The Campiello" from Carlo Goldoni.

• Barby/Lustspiel von Rudi Strahl und Peter Hacks/Regie: Gisela Oechelhaeuser/Theater im Palast

  Poster is white and depicts cartoon drawing of a bearded man (vaguely resembles Marx) in black and gray, hunched over in profile. A red key sticks out from his back, begging to be wound. Text in black handwritten script top right advertising the play "Barby" from Peter Hacks and Rudi Strahl; vertical left director is Gisela Oechelhaeuser.

• Amadeus: Peter Shafter- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster background is gray, and depicts a cartoon of Mozart in profile with a long pink tongue protruding from his mouth and yellow halo floating above his head. Sheet music is printed onto his wig. The text is in black on beige at top left, bottom left, and top right. This poster advertises for a performance of "Amadeus" by Peter Shafter.

• Die Aula: Hermann Kant- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is black with a white elongated octagon in center and the title in black. Superimposed (as if painted on it) is author's name and a red arrow pointing to the left. This poster advertises for a play titled "The Auditorium", based on the novel by Hermann Kant.

• Der Revisor: Nikolai Golgol- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is black with a black on yellow titled followed by a white chalk-style description at bottom. The top features a white portrait of a man's face with open mouth comprised entirely of white chalk squiggly lines. This poster advertises for a performance of "The Auditor" from Nikolai Gogol.

• Der Pflug und die Sterne

  This poster is composed of a gray textured background with a black opening in center depicting an abstract, red hot shooting star. On the bottom of the poster is a black border with white text giving the title of the play, "The Plow and the Star," in black text. On the top is the theater, Maxim Gorki, and the author, Sean O'Casey.

• Lustspiel von Rudi Strahl Uraufführung Er ist Wieder Da

  Poster features a cartoon portrait of Karl Marx sticking his tongue out with closed eyes in center. Background is light olive with diagonal beige stripes towards bottom right corner. Title in black and red advertises for a comedy titled "He's back again". Performance's premier.

• Drei Schwestern- Drama von Anton Tschechow

  The poster is a green portrait of a woman in a hat from behind. The theater title is in white top left corner, with remaining title in black at bottom. Poster advertises for a drama titled "Three Sisters" by Russian dramatist Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, to performed at the Maxim Gorki Theater.