East German Poster Database

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• 1984: Neuinszenierungen- Landes Theater Halle

  This poster has a cream background with black, green, red and white letters. It advertises a program of new productions (Neuinszenierungen) including plays, operas and a musical. Some featured pieces are Volker Braun's "Der große Frieden", Anton Tschechow's "Drei Schwestern", Heiner Müller's "Der Auftrag", Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte", Handel's Floridante, Karl Ottomar treibmann's "Der Preis", and Das Glas Wasser.

• Heiner Muller- Leben Gundlings Friedrich von Preussen Lessings Schlaf Traum Schrei: ein Greuelmarchen / Regie: Strassburger/Hering / DDR Erstauffuhrung / Volksbühne

  This poster is black with the text arranged in a V -shape across it. In the background is an image of a face that is made up of black dots.

• Heiner Müller/I bis III/Wolokolamsker Chaussee/Regie: Castorf/Bühne: Narr/Kleist-Theater-Frankfurt (oder)-Nr. Erstatt 10. Probebühne

  Poster is an abstract depiction of a woman outlined in black and white, with background in red, orange, blue and green. Title at top in

• Volksbühne/Spielplan/1980/81/Neu Inszenierungen/Heiner Müller/Der Bau/Nach Motiven von Erik Neutschs Roman "Supr der Steine"/Uraufführung/Reige: Fritz Marquardt/"Du bist der Bagger, und du bist der Baugrud, auf dich fällt der Stein, den du aufhebst, aus d

  Poster is white with black images and text (theater, dates, and words "premiere" in red). Divided into 2 x 6 segments. Advertises for the performance schedule of the Volksbühne for the year 1980-81, including performances "Der Bau" from Heiner Müller, "The Beaver Pelt" from Gerhart Hauptmann, "Twelfth Night" from William Shakespeare, and others.

• Theater in Potsdam/Wieder-eröffnun Haus Zimmer-straße/18. August 1974 in Potsdam/Theaterferien vom 8. Juli bis zum 11. August 1974 / Wiedereröffnung Haus Zimmerstraße mit der Premiere "Zement", Stück von Heiner Müller nach F. Gladkow, am 18. August. Weite

  Poster is off-white (probably due to age) with rectangle in center divided into gray, pink and red segments. Text above and below in black, with dates and description inside also in black. Advertises for the premiere of "Cement" from Heiner Müller to celebrate the reopening of the Theater in Potsdam after a break from July 8th through August 11th 1974. Premiere to be held on August 18th.

• Heiner Müller/Wolokolamsker/Chaussee I-V/I Russiche Eröffnung II Wald bei Moskau III Das Duell IV Kentauren V Der Findling/"Das neue Leben muß anders werden" (FDJ-Lieder der 50er Jahre)/Musik Rainer Böhm/Regie Christoph Schroth Bühne Lothar Scharsich Kost

  Poster is gray with black text, except for red pointed segment at bottom. Advertises for a performance of Heiner Müller's "Wolokolamsker Chaussee" parts I - V, in celebration of the FDJ's 50th anniversary. Music by Rainer Böhm, directed by Christoph Schroth.

• Vorprogramm/Lothar Trolle/Weltuntergang Berlin/Hauptprogramm/Irina Liebmann Berliner Kindl (Uraufführung)…

  Poster is off-white with black painted border and same style black dividing lines around each program. Programs are written in black script underlined in red, with descriptive text in black type underneath. Describes a "Before Program" featuring Lothar Trolle, a "Main Program" featuring performances by Irina Liebmann, Heiner Müller, Thomas Brasch, and Lothar Trolle, an Intermission, and a "Night Porgram" featuring Gundi Gunderman and the Brigade Feuerstein.

• Montagabend- Der Auftrag- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam- Heiner Müller

  This poster is gray with the repeated text of "Die Revolution ist die Maske des Todes/Der Tod ist die Maske der Revolution" [The Revolution is the mask of death/The dead are the mask of the Revolution]. A large letter "M" is outlined in black at the top with "Montagabend" (Monday Evening) below it in black. "Der Auftrag" is below at the bottom scrawled in red. The remaining text is in black with Heiner Müller's name in red. This poster advertises for "The Order" from Müller.

• Montagabend- Heiner Müller: Wolokolamsker Chaussee IV: Kentauren, Wolokolamsker Chaussee V: Der Findling- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam

  This poster is white with tiny black dots that make it appear gray. A large letter "M" is in white at the top with "Montagabend" (Monday Evening) below in white. "Heiner Müller" is below in black on red with a black border. The remaining text is in black. This poster advertises for performances of part 4 and 5 of Heiner Müller's cylce of plays "Volokolomsk Highway", also known as "Road of Tanks": "Centaur" and "The Foundling".

• Leipziger Schauspiel: Weiter…Weiter…Weiter…? Das Sicherste ist die Veränderung/Theater im Aufbruch/Künstlerische Selbständigkeit/Neues Programm/Offen für's Experimentelle und Bewährte/

  This poster is black with a square frame in center with top and bottom orange and left and right pink. A green egg rests on the bottom of the frame. The title is in white at the top and bottom, while the text at the left and right alternating in white and black on red. This poster advertises for several performances, including "Station" from Holger Teschke, "The Hen" from Stefan Schütz, Shakespeare's "Hamlet", and and Heiner Müller's "Leipziger Song Spectacle", which included singing, dance, music, and scenes.

• Neue Szene Gottschedstraße 16 Leipziger Theater/Heiner Müller/Die Schlacht/Draußen vor der Tür Wolfgang Borchert

  Poster is black with white text and "Die Schlacht" in red dripping blood. Depicts a white crevice as if black door is opening in center. Advertises for "The Slaughter" from Heiner Müller and "Outside the Door" from Wolfgang Borchert. Red border at bottom.

• Der Untergang/und Bildbeschreibung von Heiner Müller/nach den Troerinnen des Euripides von Walter Jens/Bühnen der Stadt Nordhausen/Regie: Lutz Graf

  Poster is black with beige depiction of cobblestones stippled with varying-sized black dots and what looks like a diapered baby in red upside down near bottom with shadow underneath. Text in white at top and vertical left and right. Advertises for "The Fall", based on "The Trojan Women" of Euripides from Walter Jens.

• Stueck von Gerhard Winterlich ž fuer die Volksbuehne bearbeitet von Heiner Mueller und anderen/Horiztone/Mit Angelika Domroese Susanne Duellmann Marion van de Kamp Ursula Karusseit Wolfgang Lohse Wilfried Ortmann Helmut Strassburger Hans Teuscher Werner T

  Poster is off-white with text in black on random rectangular irridescent silver shapes outlined in black. Name of play in red outlined in black also on silver shapes. Advertises for the play from Gerhard Winterlich titled "Horizons".