East German Poster Database

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• Sinulja: Alexander Gelman- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is black with white text at the top, left, and bottom. In the center is a depiction of a woman in overalls standing knee-deep in water, looking away from the viewer. This poster advertises for "Sinulja" from Alexander Gelman.

• Versuch zu Fliegen: Jordan Raditschkow- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is white with a black border. It depicts a squiggly line drawing in graphite of a man with a hat and mustache, who appears to be floating with arms outstretched. The title of the play is at the top in handwritten black text which appears to be underlined in red crayon. The theater information is center right in black type while the playwright's name is vertical in cursive graphite at the bottom left. This poster advertises for "Looking to Fly" from Jordan Raditschkow.

• Maxim Gorki Theater- Studiobühne, Monolog für 2, Uraufführung: von Victor Contreras mit Jörg Gudzuhn

  This poster is divided horizontally between a blue-white sky background and pale green for the ground. A double-headed figure in a vest and tie stands in center, with both heads facing toward each other and a rainbow connecting their mouths. The text is in black above and below the figure. Poster has a white border surrounding it. This poster advertises for the premiere of "Monologue for Two", from Victor Contreras with Jörg Gudzuhn.

• Maxim Gorki Theater- Studio-bühne, Match: Schauspiel von Jürgen Groß

  This poster is olive green in the center and fading to black at the left and right. "Match" is spelled out vertically in orange-red serif letters shadowed in black, with scratching over the letters "t" and "c" in white. The theater's information is at the top left in a black rectangle, with the remaining text in a green oval at the bottom right. this poster advertises for the play "Match" from Jürgen Groß.

• Geburtstagsgäste: Volksstück von Jürgen Groß- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is white with a hand-sketched depiction of a wine glass which has been tipped over. Spilled red wine is depicted in watercolor. The title of play is in handwritten black script that leans diagonal from center left to bottom right, with remaining text in black print at the top and bottom right. This poster advertises for the premiere of "Birthday Guests", from Jürgen Groß.

• Valentin Rasputin: Geld für Maria- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is olive green with a portrait of individual in profile at center, comprised of a collage of text and textured material. The facial features are drawn on, with hand-written text superimposed in black and red. Three red arrows point to the individual from the left. This poster advertises for performance of "Money for Maria" from Valentin Rasputin.

• García: Von Victor Contreras- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is predominately yellow. It depicts a desert landscape with white statue of a man buried up to mid-torso in sand. In his right hand he holds a green line which runs from him through the hills behind. The text is in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for the premiere of the play "García" from Victor Contreras.

• Allein mit allen: Alexander Gelman- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is dark blue with black print that makes it hard to read. A large rectangle is centered on the poster and filled with black sponged ink; negative spaces form the profile of a man in a hard hat and two detached hands on either side. Within the profile are words such as "mensch [man]", "plan" and "pramie". This poster advertises for a play titled "Alone with All", from Alexander Gelman.

• An Beiden Ufern: Alfred Matusche- Arbeitertheater „Maxim Gorki”

  This poster is orange, with a black 2-dimensional coastal landscape depicted and black with a silhouetted tree branch in foreground with white blossoms. The text is in black at the top. It advertises for a performance of "On Both Shores", from Alfred Matusche.

• Amadeus: Peter Shafter- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster background is gray, and depicts a cartoon of Mozart in profile with a long pink tongue protruding from his mouth and yellow halo floating above his head. Sheet music is printed onto his wig. The text is in black on beige at top left, bottom left, and top right. This poster advertises for a performance of "Amadeus" by Peter Shafter.

• Die Aula: Hermann Kant- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is black with a white elongated octagon in center and the title in black. Superimposed (as if painted on it) is author's name and a red arrow pointing to the left. This poster advertises for a play titled "The Auditorium", based on the novel by Hermann Kant.

• ¡Ay, Don Perlimplin! Opera grotesque von Rolf Hoyer, für Schauspierl, Intrumente nach Federico Garcia Lorca und Tonband Musikalische Leitung und Einstudierung: Susanne Stelzenbach- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster depicts a faceless individual wrapped in a red cloak with a heart in center of its chest. To the left is a skeleton holding a dagger pointed toward them, and on the right is a nude woman wearing a transparent skirt, with arms crossed and head leaning to her left. The title of play at top as if on a banner, with the remaining text at the bottom as if on a scroll. This poster advertises for the Spanish opera "Oh, Don Pemperlin!", from Rolf Hoyer.

• Amphitryon: Ein Lustspiel nach Moliere von Heinrich v. Kleist- Im Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is blue-gray and depicts the hatched outline of a male torso minus arms. The head seemingly detached floats above with no outside outline, and yellow snakes emerging from the top like hair. A white border with same blue-gray text is at the top and bottom, with title of play in white superimposed on image ("O" forms a wreath). This advertises for a performance of Amphitryon from Molière and Heinrich von Kleist.

• Armer Ritter: Ein Kindermärchen in fünf Akten von Peter Hacks- im Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is brown and depicts a barefoot man in white with black hair and goatee, outlined in black. A knight's helmet is behind him to the left and a glove hanging down to the right. The man is holding a hat, apparently for donations. The text borders the image on all sides, with bottom text at the corners. It advertises for a "children's fairytale" titled "The Poor Knight", from Peter Hacks and directed by Karin Gregorek.

• Der Revisor: Nikolai Golgol- Maxim Gorki Theater

  This poster is black with a black on yellow titled followed by a white chalk-style description at bottom. The top features a white portrait of a man's face with open mouth comprised entirely of white chalk squiggly lines. This poster advertises for a performance of "The Auditor" from Nikolai Gogol.

• Maxim Gorki Theater/A. Gelman/Rückkopplung

  Poster is white with two black and white portraits at bottom of men in profile, facing each other. Superimposed on the portraits are white outline maps of the human brain, with labels and white dashed lines leading to the organ controlled by that part of the brain (seeing, hearing, speaking). Red lines connect the two mens' hearing, speaking, and seeing functions. Title above in black. Advertises for a performance of Alexander Gelman's "Feedback".

• 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.

• 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.

• Maxim Gorki Theater: Prinz v. Wolkenstein

  This poster is black with white creased "Personalbogen", or personal form, depicted in the center. Written across the form is "Prince of Wolkenstein", the title of the play by Rudi Strahl. Two holes have been cutout at the top of the form through which two blue eyes are visible, and the blue feather of a hat is visible behind. This is the play's premier at the Maxim Gorki Theater.

• Der Pflug und die Sterne

  This poster is composed of a gray textured background with a black opening in center depicting an abstract, red hot shooting star. On the bottom of the poster is a black border with white text giving the title of the play, "The Plow and the Star," in black text. On the top is the theater, Maxim Gorki, and the author, Sean O'Casey.

• Das Elfte Gebot/Lajos MesterházyŸDeutsche Erstauffühurung

  Poster depicts four high contrast portraits in black and white, one woman and three men. Across the middle is a red bar with the title of the performance printed in white. At the bottom is a black border with white text announcing the theater. Poster advertises for a play titled "The Eleventh Bid". Play's premiere at the Maxim Gorki Theater.

• Ein Sommernachtstraum Maxim Gorki Theater Inszenierung Thomas Langhoff Shakespeare

  Poster is green with white and red depiction in center of Bottom as a donkey empracing a nude woman. Text in white on all sides. Advertises for a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to be performed at the Maxi Gorki Theater with staging by Thomas Langhoff.

• Drei Schwestern- Drama von Anton Tschechow

  The poster is a green portrait of a woman in a hat from behind. The theater title is in white top left corner, with remaining title in black at bottom. Poster advertises for a drama titled "Three Sisters" by Russian dramatist Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, to performed at the Maxim Gorki Theater.

• Eine Rosine in der Sonne- Ein Stück von Lorraine Hanberry

  This poster depicts an abstract cityscape made entirely of lines in black and white. Superimposed is title in pink. The theater director is Lorrain Hansberry and the fact of its German premier printed in white on black rectangles. The poster states this is the performance's premier in Germany.