East German Poster Database

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• Ausstellung zum 40. Jahrestag der Novemberrevolution und der Gründung der KPD

  Poster is red with white border. Features portrait of Karl Liebknecht in profile with sketch of an industrial city underneath. Poster advertises and exhibit celebrating the 40th anniversary of the November Revolution and the founding of the KPD, held at Galerie Moritzburg in Halle.

• Das ist sozialistisches Tempo/Wohnstadt süd in Halle/Baubeginn Januar 1959/Bauabschluss 1962 = 3000 Wohnungen für die Bevölkerung/1 Jahr später/Durch die Lösung der ökonomischen Hauptaufgabe hindern wir die bonner Atomkrieger ihre Angriffspläne zu verwirk

  Poster title begins "That is the socialist tempo/Southern residential town" and shows three black and white photographs of apartments under construction. Title continues "Construction begins January 1959/Construction completed 1962 = 3000 apartments for the population". Underneath title continues "1 year later" and shows photograph of the completed apartment complex. Title reads "By solving the main economic task, we prevent the attack plans of the nuclear warmongers in Bonn from being realized".

• Ausstellung Rainer Schade

  Poster shows a person made up of bricks with the top portion of his head blown off and his eyes visible inside. Poster advertises an exhibition for the Work of Rainier Schade at the Galerie am Hansering in Halle/Saale.

• Così fan tutte / So Machen's Alle: Drama Giocoso von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- Landestheater Halle

  This poster has a white background with black text. In the center there is a cartoon of a man, presumably Mozart himself with a pink face, a white wig with black dots, wearing a black coat. The poster advertises Mozart's opera “Cossi Fan Tutte”.

• Madame Butterfly: Oper Von Puccini- Landestheater Halle

  This poster has a cream colored background with black text. There are twin black bars on the top left corner with brown letters spelling out the name of the opera “Madame Butterfly”. There is an Asian woman's face on the right and a butterfly in the center. This poster advertises the opera by Puccini of the same title as the poster.

• Neues Theater / Landes Theater Halle aus unserem Angebot:

  This poster is white with a black border and lines, separating out different segments of text that feature different theater pieces. There is Rückkopplung by Alexander Gelman, Was das für Zeiten waren by Joh. Conrad und Peter Sodann, Picknick im Felde by Fernando Arrabal, and Hinkemann by Ernst Toller.

• 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.

• Neues Theater- Landes Theater Halle

  This poster has a green background with a red stripe across the middle of the poster. Advertises for a series of new, avantgarde plays, i.e. “Neues Theater”, with work by Athol Fugard, Alexander Gelman, Rudi Strahl, Heinar Kipphard, Maxie Wander, and Harald Mueller.

• Des Konigs Datsche, oder Nackenstutzen fur Badewannen / Ein heiteres Stuck mit Musik von Klaus Winter und Klaus Eidam / Regie: Klaus Winter; Musikalische Leitung: V. Munch; Buhne: C.-O. Stadter / Landestheater Halle / Urauffuhrung.

  The focus of this black and white poster is a small fluorescent orange heart in the center. It has a section sign in the middle. The text is in black along the top and the bottom, except for the title which forms a roof over the heart..

• Die Kabale der Scheinheiligen von Bulgakow / Regie: W. Tarasjanz; Buhne: R. Klemm; Kostume: B. Albrecht / Landestheater Halle / Schauspiel Halle

  This poster has a black background. It shows one large blue and black hand and three smaller black and white hands that point to a hand holding a feather quill pen at the bottom of the poster. The text is in white letters in the bottom left hand corner.

• Klara und der Ganserich / Stuck von Armin Stolper / Musik: Jens-Uwe Gunther; Inszenierung: Ekkehard Kiesewetter; Ausstattung: Jurgen Heidenreich / Urauffuhrung Landestheater Halle.

  This poster has an orange background. The center shows a poster board with a drawing of a farmer in a red tractor plowing a field against a bright blue sky. The right side of the board shows some brass instruments. The title of the play and the name of the author are in blue cursive writing across the top of the poster. The other text is in brown cursive writing at the bottom on a white area that looks like an open book.

• Heute abend: Lola Blau / von Georg Kreisler / Musical fur eine Schauspielerin / mit Gabriele Bernsdorf / Landestheater Halle.

  This is a black and white poster. In the center is the rough outline of a woman's head with blonde hair. On her left arm is the Star of David identifying her as Jewish. The text if predominantly in white to contrast with the black background; the letters of the title consist of white dots.

• Leb und vergiss nicht: Valentin Rasputin- Landestheater Halle.

  This poster has a green background with the text in black across the top and the bottom of the poster. A black stick figure lies upside down diagonally across the poster as if falling. Two blue vertical lines are to the right of the figure and one is to its left. This poster advertises for the performance "Live and Do Not Forget" based on the novel of the same title by Valentin Rasputin.

• Landshuter Erzahlungen: Schauspiel von Martin Sperr- Landestheater Halle- DDR Erstauffuhrung

  The top third of the poster is blue with two large white dots which may represent clouds. The bottom two thirds of the poster show several line drawings of sky-scrapers which are upside-down on a green background. The text is in black across the top. This poster advertises for "Landshuter Stories" by Martin Sperr.

• Lope de Vega: Die beruhmte Komodie vom Galau Castrucho- Landestheater Halle- Regie: P. Sodamm.

  This poster has a blue background with white text in the bottom third of the poster. Four white arrows of different length that are separated by red dots are drawn across the top half of the poster from right to left. A long red arrow is drawn from right to left underlining the title. This poster advertises the play "Lope de Vega" by Galau Castrucho.

• Ja, gibt's denn des ā?: Ein Karl-Valentin-Abend- Landestheater Halle- Neues Theater

  The poster shows a large portrait of Karl Valentin in a bowler hat. It is framed by a black border; the text is in white letters. This advertises an evening of Karl Valentin in Halle.

• Landestheater Halle- Jubilaumsspielzeit 1986/87.

  The background of the poster is light brown with the text in black letters. The top half of the poster shows a line drawing of the theater in 1986. “Theater des Friedens” (Theater of Peace) is written across the front of the building. Across the bottom of the poster are three small line drawings of buildings. They are dated 1886, 1837 and 1811.

• Irma La Douce/Musical von Breffort-Monnot/Regie: Klaus Winter; Musikalische Leitung: Volker Munch/Landertheater Halle

  Poster is red with blue text; a roughly sketched woman's head is in the center; the only feature in her white face is a red mouth. The blue outline of a man's head can be seen to the left of the woman's face.

• Landestheater Halle/Die Insel/Athol Fugard & John Kani, Winston Ntshona/Regie:Bernd Stempel/Ausstattung:Barbara Albrecht.

  Poster shows the drawing of a head behind bars; background of the top is green with white text; the bottom is white with black text.

• Nina Sadur/Schauspiel Halle Neues Theater Landes Theater Halle/Das Wunder-Weib/DDR-Erstaufführung/Regie: Wladimir Tarasjanz

  Poster background is blue with white dots. Large globe at top left with continents in blue and ocenas in blue and white stripes. Text in black on white and blue on white at left. Bottom is bordered in red and black terrain with woman in blue dress and black boots standing at bottom right. Advertises for "The Wonder Woman" from Nina Sadur, directed by Vladimir Tarasjanz. Play's premiere in the DDR

• Der Wildschütz/Text und Musik von Albert Lortzing/Dirigat: Knauff Regie: Schüler Bühne: Bartsch Kostüme: Änn/Landes Theater Halle

  Poster is green, red and white. Depicts a man and woman with backs to viewer beneath a tree, siting against a hill or other formation, with a deer looking at them from other side. Title in red at top, with remaining text in black on white at bottom. Advertises for "The Game Reserve", directed by Schüler.

• Der Nackte Wahnsinn: Komödie von M. Frayn, Regie: P. Sodann- Landestheater Halle

  This poster is white with a black border. The lower portion of this poster is a blind on a curtain rod in grayscale, with a depiction of an empty room with open door and door open in the floor. Above this depiction is the title in red and outlined in black. The remaining text is in black handwriting. This poster advertises for comedy "The Naked Madness" from M. Frayn, directed by Peter Sodann.

• Landestheater Halle- Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Der Urfaust: Goethes Faust in ursprünglicher Gestalt- Schauspiel Halle, Regie: Erhard Preuk

  This poster is a black and white photograph of a river in a misty forest. The text at the left and center is in white and white gothic script outline in red. This poster advertises for "The Urfaust", or Goethe's Faust in its original form. Directed by Erhard Preuk.

• Trilogie des Absurden- Schauspiel Halle, Neues Theater, Landestheater Halle- Müller Herzstück, Foissy der Tropfen, Beckett kommen und gehen, Ionesco das Heiratsfähige Mädchen

  This poster's background is grayscale gradient from white at top to black at bottom, with a grayscale cube in center. The title is in red at the top with remaining text at the bottom in white. This poster advertises for "The Trilogy of the Absurd", including "Foissy the Drip", "Beckett Comes and Goes", and "Ionesco the Nubile Girl".

• Tamerlan: Oper von G. F. Haendel- Landestheater Halle

  This poster is white with a black and white abstract depiction of a man smiling in a suit, reflected as a skeleton. The title is at the top in black with text at the left and right. This poster advertises for Handel's opera "Tamerlan", with musical direction by Christian Kluttig and starring Axel Köhler as Tamerlan.