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Kinder / M. Gorki / Komodie / Buhnen der Stadt Magdeburg / DDR Erstauffuhrung / Maxim Gorki.

The background of this poster is white. Two thick black lines provide a frame. The bottom half shows two green bottles with labels of yellow and orange flowers. The text is displayed on a sign in black letters on a yellow background above the bottles. The 'sign' has an ornate green border.

Siegfried: Richard Wagner- Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Maxim Gorki

This poster is black with a collage of images in upper left corner, including a dragon, a man wearing a leopard skin and carrying a club, and an old woman in red with exaggerated reptilian eye superimposed. The word "Siegfried" is superimposed in yellow, with "ngen" letters in gray caps at the bottom. The poster is possibly only half or quarter of the original. The remaining text is in white at the bottom right. This poster advertises for one of Wagner's operas involving Siegfried... possibly the Death of Siegfried or Siegfried's Idyll.

Alexander Chmelik/Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Theater für junge Zuschauer/Und Sie bewegt sich/Doch?

Poster is white with depiction of a man wearing a pair of dragon wings, with shooting star and ringed planet in background. Text at top and bottom in black. Advertises for "And you're moving, right?" from Alexander Chmelik.

...Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg/Richard Wagner/Die Walküre

Poster background is collage of gradient color scale images, mostly statues and antique paintings. Superimposed in arc from center left to bottom right in yellow gothic script is title of performance, The Valkyrie from Wagner. Poster appears to be one half of two.

Moritz Tassow: Komödie von Peter Hacks, Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Maxim Gorki

This poster is black at the top with gold and brown uneven horizontal stripes at bottom representing sand or some other landscape. A black silhouetted figure lies on his back in the middle of the sandy landscape looking up at a red and orange shooting star. The text is in white at the top left. This poster advertises for the comedy "Moritz Tassow" from Peter Hacks.

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.

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".

Götterdämmerung/Richard Wagner/Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Maxim Gorki/Nibelu

Poster advertises for a performance of Wagner's "Twilight of the Gods". Deicts earth as seen from space with a robed death figure sitting on its pole with a sickle and a city rising from the toher side. Winged demons in red float toward bottom center. Title of performance in yellow arc halfway circling the globe with remaining text at bottom in white and gray.

La Bohéme/Puccini Giacosa Illica/An den Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg

Poster depicts a window divided into six panes but centered on right three. Female eye is visible through top right pane with lips barely visible center right. The rest of her face is obscured. Poster has black border with title in white top and bottom. Advertises for a performance of "La Bohéme".

Coppelia/Ballett von Léo Delibes

Poster background is purple and white. Depicts white outline of a bald woman, with no visible features except red lips hodling a black line and a red mole. Purple gears superimposed on lower torso. Text in black and red top right. Advertises for a ballett performance of Coppelia, from Léo Delibes.

Ausnahmsweise: Komödie von Juri Winogradow, Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg-Theater für Junge Zuschauer- DDR-Erstauffühurung

This poster is white with a cartoon depiction of a Soviet soldier with blonde pigtails protruding from either side of his head fastened at the base by red hearts. Their right leg is lifted up displaying a red high-heeled shoe. This poster advertises for comedy performance titled "Exceptionally", from Juri Winogradow, and was the play's premiere in the DDR.

Die Aula: Von Hermann Kant- Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Maxim Gorki

This poster is white with a partial depiction at the bottom left of an individual standing on the steps of a classic architectural building. This depiction is grayscaled, and cut to form a triangle pointing toward center of poster. The depiction is darker at center and becomes progressively lighter toward outer segments. This depiction is counterbalanced by a red triangle at right pointing toward it and overlapping at tip. The image becomes more orange toward center. The text is in black at the top left. It advertises for a play titled "The Auditorium", based on the novel by Hermann Kant.

Anna Karenina: Schauspiel nach Tolstoi von M. Rostschin- DDR-Erstaufführung, Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg

This poster is beige and printed in grayscale. It depicts a woman carrying an umbrella under her arm, faceless except for her eyes. Below the title at the top right is a portrait of Tolstoy. The remaining text is in the lower right corner. This poster advertises for a performance of "Anna Karenina" from M. Rostschin and was the play's premiere in the DDR.

Der Rin [?]/Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Maxim Gorki/Richard Wagner/Das Rheingold

Poster is black with a collage of neon-colored images, including a green face with brown eyes, brighly colored butterfly, green urban architecture, red statue, gold mask, blue nude female form, and gray stone mask. "The Rhein Gold" superimposed in yellow from bottom left corner to center right. Remindant text at top in gray and white. "Der Rin" is probably the truncated title "Der Ring des Nibelungen", a series of operas of which Das Rheingold was the first of four. It is difficult to tell whether the poster was cut or meant to be displayed in a series so that the full title could be seen.

Die Perlenfischer- Georges Bizet, Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg »Maxim Gorki«

This poster is black with white island-style etched visual in center of three free-falling individuals and various tropical flora/fauna. The is some color around the bottom right corner. The text is in white below. It advertises for the opera "The Pearl Fishers" by Georges Bizet. This was the opera's premiere in the DDR.

Der Puppenspieler- Ballet von Jan F. Fischer

This poster depicts a sepia photograph of a string puppet wearing a lace collar. The title of play is in black gothic script at top, with the remaining text underneath in black and on the left side. It advertises for a ballet titled "The Puppeteer", from Jan F. Fischer. This was for the ballet's premiere.

Sean O'Casey- Der Park

This poster depicts a woman with long dark hair looking upward in green, black and white. the background is green and black, with text in white at the top. The poster advertises for a play by Sean O'Casey titled "The Park", to be performed at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Magdeburg. This play was directed by Horst Ruprecht.

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