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3 Groschen Oper / Von Bertolt Brecht / Musik: Kurt Weill

Poster advertises a production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's “Die Dreigroschenoperl” (The Three Penny Opera) by the Berliner Ensemble. Poster is black, red, white, green, yellow and orange. There are drawings of different people including beggars, a couple that look like they are dressed for a wedding, three topless women, a priest and a man in some sort of military uniform. In the bottom right corner a man cranks a music box. Oversize.

Brecht / Weill/ Die 3 Groschen Oper

Poster advertises a production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's “Die Dreigroschenoperl” (The Three Penny Opera) by the Berliner Ensemble. Poster is black, red, brown and white and shows a small crowd that looks like an opera audience on the left, and a woman in white with red hair next to a red and black man on the right. Oversize.

Untergang des Egoisten Fatzer / Berolt Brecht

Poster advertises a production of Bertolt Brecht's “Untergang des Egoisten Johann Fatzer” (Downfall of the Egotist Johann Fatzer). The poster is black and white and shows a photograph of a man in a black leather coat with a black censor bar over his eyes. Oversize.

Brecht / Baal

Poster advertises a production of Bertolt Brecht's “Baal” by the Berliner Ensemble. Poster has a brown and red background and shows a blue man in a suit with his mouth open and a look of horror on his face. Oversize.

Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis

Poster advertises a production of Bertolt Brecht's “Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis” (The Caucasian Chalk Circle) by the Berliner Ensemble. Poster is blue with dark brown letters and features illustrated cells depicting scenes from the play in gray and brown. Oversize.

Coriolan / Shakespeare/Brecht

Poster is an advertisement for a production of Bertolt Brecht's adaptation of Shakespeare's “Coriolanus”. The background of the poster is black with the word Coriolan repeated in yellow letters. There are drawings of scenes from the play that look like paper cut outs pasted on to the poster. Oversize.

Willkommen beim Berliner Ensemble am Bertolt-Brecht-Platz

Poster is an advertisement for the Berliner Ensemble. It has a dark brown background and at the bottom in white letters it says “Willkommen beim...” (Welcome by the Berliner Ensemble). At the top there is a Picasso print on a white background. The image is of a four sided face with a dove in the middle bordered by the phrase “peace for all nations” in many different languages. Oversize.

Unser Recht Zu Leben / Berliner Ensemble

This poster advertises a performance by the Berliner Ensemble. It is not clear what specific play is being performed. The top of the poster has a title: “Unser Recht Zu Leben” (Our Right To Live) above a Picasso drawing of a bird. Below there is a quote from Bertolt Brecht about Carthage in German, French, English, Spanish and Russian. Oversize.

Der Neue Prozess: Peter Weiss, Franz Kafka gewidmet- DDR-Erstaufführung

This poster is white with a black sketch of a man in a hat and an overcoat. Large black print letters advertise the play “Der Neue Prozess” (The New Trial) by Peter Weiss. It is dedicated (gewidmet) to Franz Kafka.

Berliner Ensemble: Neue Texte … - 19.30 Probebühne

This poster is a light purple with dark purple letters. It lists various performances of new works by the Berliner Ensemble, such as Richard Pietraß, Eberhard Häfner, Steffen Mensching, Hans-Eckhardt Wenzel, Jan Faktor, Thomas Rosenlöcher, Christiane Grosz, and Brigitte Struzyk.

Komodie ohne Titel / Federico Garcia Lorca / Berliner Ensemble / DDR-Erstauffuhrung.

This black and white poster shows a drawing by Federico Garcia Lorca of a harlequin with two faces that are partially superimposed. The text is in black in cursive writing across the top and along the bottom of the poster.

Der Kontrabass / von Patrick Suskind / Im Foyer des Berliner Ensemble am Bertolt-Brecht-Platz / Nachtprogramm / Sie werden verwickelt in die Lebensgeschichte eines Kontrabassisten.

In the center of this poster is the black and white photograph of a bass player. It is autographed by the actor Peter Bause. The text is predominantly in white letters against a dark background.

Erwin Strittmatters Katzgraben / Berliner Ensemble / Lieder: Hanns Eisler; Regie: B.K. Tragelehn; Buhnenbild und Kostume: Einar Schleef.

This poster is medium brown, the text is predominantly in black; only the title of the play and the name of the theater group are printed in white. It consists of a quote by Bertolt Brecht about this play . The play should be performed so that a proletarian audience becomes inspired to change the world. The names of all the actors are listed below the quote.

Jugendprojekt 2: Entwicklungen / Paul Gratzik : Lisa / Alfred Matusche : Prognose / Probebuhne / Berliner Ensemble / Institut fur Schauspielregie / Kunsthochschule Berlin / Berliner Ensemble.

This poster is bright yellow with red text.

Jacke wie Hose: von Manfred Karge mit Carmen-Maja Antoni- Inszenierung Peter Konwitschny- Berliner Ensemble.

This poster is black and white with the text in black across the top. The poster shows two photos of a man wearing a black jacket, gray pants and a hat. One shows him with his back to the viewer, in the other one he faces the viewer. This poster advertises for the play "Jacket like Pants" by Manfred Karge.

East German Poster Database