East German Poster Database

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• Ariane Mnouchkine, Mephisto nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Klaus Mann- Schauspeilhaus Leipziger Theater

  This poster is black with a black and white photo at bottom of a crowd of people (civilians) with their arms raise in a salute to Hitler. The text is in white on the diagonal from bottom left to top right. This poster advertises for the play "Mephisto" from Ariane Mnouchkine, after the novel by Klaus Mann.

• Leipziger Theater Schauspielhaus- Amadeus von Peter Schaffer

  This poster is white with black text at top left , and with "Amadeus" underlined in red. The center to bottom of poster is decorated with signatures in black by Mozart, with one in red underlined in black. This poster advertises for Peter Schaffer's "Amadeus".

• Kafkas Schloss von Hans Michael Richter- Uraufführung im Schauspielhaus 1983 - 100 Jahre Franz Kafka- Leipziger Theater

  This poster is black with a white border on the top and bottom. At the top is "Kafka's Schloss" (Kafka's Castle") in black on white, with the author's information directly below in red. The bottom center of the poster is a large capital "K" followed by a period and a white square below. The theater's information is at the very bottom in black on white. The remaining text is at the center top in white on black. This poster advertises for "Kafka's Castle" from Hans Michael Richter in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Kafka's birthday. Performance's premiere.

• HTSTATT- Leipziger Theater- Schauspeilhaus, DDR-Erstaufführung

  This poster features a white background with a sketched image of a man whose hanging from his arms, with his head down. The text is in black and is located at the top of the poster.

• Abraxas: Werner Egk, Ballett

  This poster is white with an abstract black sketch in the bottom center. The sketch is circular, and prominently features individual eyes (detached from faces), along with nude figures and letters, all crossed by two white lines with a teardrop at the intersection. The title is in black at the top with black border around poster. It advertises for the ballet performance of "Abraxas", from Werner Egk.