East German Poster Database

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• Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Karl-Marx-Monument, Karl-Marx-Stadt

  This poster shows a large bust of Karl Marx in front of a building. The bust is the Karl Marx Monument.

• Kindergedicht

  Poster depicts artwork by Rix. Consists of multicolored, stylized children in the midst of various play activities, with handrwitten words running between each image.

• Schaulaufen der Freundschaft UdSSR-DDR

  This poster has an ice skate with blue and white waves radiating from it. The text is in blue.

• Joachim Brehmer: Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling, Uraufführung- Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  This poster has a green background with a red border. In the center there is a white silhouette of a persons head, filled in with a gray drawing of a factory with smoke stacks. There is a red butterfly above the head. The poster is for the premier of Joachim Brehmer's play “Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling” (Man is Not a Butterfly).

• Levins Mühle: Oper von Udo Zimmermann- Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt.

  The top half of the poster has a brown background and contains the title of the opera in gray letters. The bottom third of the poster is black and has text in white letters. A blue wavy line indicating a river separates the brown and black areas. A house under a half moon appears to be falling into the river.

• Jenufa: Oper von Leoš Janáček- Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  The background of this poster is dark brown; the text is in the top quarter of the poster, mostly in yellow print. The title is in slightly larger white cursive writing. The poster shows a head covered in a brown cloak that is decorated with blue and red flowers. Instead of a face only roots show.

• Idomeneo/Oper von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt.

  Poster is beige with black text, latin script at the bottom; shows charcoal drawing of a mask which is composed of two faces seen sideways.

• Die Weise von Lebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke/Eine Opernvision von Siegfried Matthus

  Poster depicts a rose on fire against a brown background, with text in lighter brown at right. Advertises for "The Example of Love and Death from the Cornets Christoph Rilke", an opera from Siegfried Matthus.

• Uraufführung/Weitere Aussichten/Franz Xaver Kroetz Lena Foelbach/Jahresringe/Städtische Theater Karl Marx Stadt

  Poster is blue-scale photograph of two hands clasped together, with text in white above and below. Advertises for the premiere of "Other Views" from Franz Xaver Kroetz and "Growth Ring" from Lena Foelbach.

• Die Steinerne Blume: Ballett von Sergej Prokofjew- Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  This poster is a painted depiction of what appears to be a cave, with an opening showing a starburst in center in yellow and green. The cave's colored in reds and browns. The text at the bottom is in white. This poster advertises for "The Star Flower", a ballet from Sergey Prokofiev.

• Städtsiche Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt- Sende störing: Komödie von Károly Szakonyi

  This poster is white with the text in black at the top. Below is an anthropomorphized television in yellow and black, with a screen head on a suited body. The screen depicts a family whose faces are nothing but repeating lines in various patterns. This poster advertises for the comedy "Send Disorder" from Károly Szakonyi.

• Hans Werner Henze/Vindine Ballett Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is pink with abstract depiction of a woman [?] surrounded by red and black lines. Appears to be charcoal. Text at top in lilac and red. Advertises for the ballet "Vindine" from Hans Werner Henze.

• DDR Erstaufführung- Der unbekannte Soldat: Oper von Kyrill Moltschanow, Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  This poster is green with a green scale photograph of a boy in a scarf in the top right and a handwritten letter at the bottom. The text is in white and red at the top center. This poster advertises for "The Unknown Soldier", an opera from Kyrill Moltschanow.

• Vogelkopp/Uraufführung Eine Opernalternativ/Jan Trieder/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt/Schauspielhaus/Moritz Götze

  Poster is green with black and white cartoon of a man's face at bottom, and a hat which has floated above to center with three red birds underneath. Title of performance at top in red, with remaining text underneath in black serif font. Theater information bottom left and and right. Advertises for the premiere of "Bird Brain", and "Alternative Opera".

• Tage der Volkskunst/Des Bezirkes Karl-Marx-Stadt/vom 6.-8. April 1979 im Palast der Republik/Erzgebirgische und vogtländische Folklore Puppenspiel ž Kabarett Jugendtanz/Jazz und Lyrik Tanzmusikschau Erzgebirgischer Hutzenabend/Pionierensemble Musikalische

  Poster background is blue-purple, with white text at top. Depicts a print of a ballerina entirely in orange (except for face, which is in orange), whose skirt forms a chicken with head at left. Advertises for a "Day of Folk Art" featuring folklore, puppet plays, cabarets, youth dances, jazz, etc. from the Erzgebirg region.

• Joachim Brehmer/Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling/Uraufführung Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is green with red border. Depicts profile of bald head in white with polluting smokestacks drawin in gray inside. A red butterfly cut-out is between head and black text at top. Advertises for the premiere of Joachim Brehmer's "Mankind is no Butterfly".

• Joachim Werzlau/Meister Röckle/Oper für große und kleine Leute Text von Günter Deicke Ring - Uraufführung Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is blue with white text at top. Depicts at bottom painting of a beareded man standing to the left and slightly behind a robotic representation of himself in shades of blue and green. Advertises for the opera "Master Röckle", for large and small children, from Joachim Werzlau with text from Günter Deicke Ring.

• Städtische Theater Karl Marx Stadt/Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg/Oper von Richard Wagner

  Poster is blue with orange rectangle in center. Inside border is decorated with sponge-print outlines of a medieval city, with yellow and black shiel in center. Text in black at top with title in white Advertises for a performance of Wagner's opera "The Master Singer from Nürnberg".

• Maxim Gorki/Jegor Bulytschow und die anderen/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is brown with black border. Depicts pencil drawings of various individuals from the play, mostly head and torso portraits. Male indvidual at forefornt with flowered tie. Text in black top right and white (theater) top left. Advertises for the play "Jegor Bulytschow and the Others".

• Levins Mühle/Oper von Udo Zimmermann/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster background is brown with black silhouette of a boat in an ocean at bottom and half-moon above. Title in beige letters outlined in black at top, with white text at bottom. Advertises for the opera "Levin's Mill" from Udo Zimmerman.

• Volker Braun: Hinze und Kunze- Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  This poster is beige with a black wood block print at bottom of two men. The one on the right has his arm around the one at left and is pointing right, while the one at the left is looking up and raising his hand to the sun. The text is in black at the top. This poster advertises for the premiere of "Dick and Harry" from Volker Braun.

• Fidelio/Ludwig van Beethoven/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is blue gradient with dark blue text at top. Depicts a broken concrete wall. Remianing text in gray at bottom Advertises for a performance of the opera "Fidelio" by Beethoven.

• Schauspeil von Heinar Kipphardt/Bruder Eichmann/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster depicts a black chair on a red surface with shadow falling to bottom left corner. Behind chair is black paint in spray-painted pattern on white. Title at top in black. Advertises for a play by Heinar Kipphardt titled "Brother Eichmann".

• Ballett Ensemble/Carnaval/Musik Robert Schumann/+ Berühmte Walzer/von Johann Strauss Richard Strauss Jan Sibelius Maurice Ravel/Choreografie Hermann Rudolph/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster background is photograph of cement-like surface, with test superimposed in white and black. White border with black text at bottom giving theater name. Advertises for the ballet "Carnaval" with music from Robert Schumann and Choreography from Hermann Rudolph.

• Alfonso Sastre: Fantastische Tragödie von der Zigeunerin Celestina…oder Geschichte von Liebe und Zauber- samt einiger Zitate aus der berühmten Tragikomödie von Calisto und Melibea, DDR-Erstaufführung: Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt Schauspielhaus..

  This poster depicts two white abstract figures in center surrounded by radiant red and orange light. The poster background depicts various caricatured, evil-looking faces and skulls in brown-gray outlined in black, looking toward the two white figures. The text is in handwritten black script at bottom. This poster advertises for a tragedy from Alfonso Sastre titled "Celestina", a tale of love and magic about a Romani woman. this was the play's premiere in the DDR.