East German Poster Database

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• Euripides Die Besessenen Bakchai/DDR-Erstaufführung/Staatschauspiel Dresden

  Poster depicts a chain-link fence with a red high-heeled shoe caught in one of the links against a dark blue background speckled with red. Title in white on black top right, right vertical, and top left vertical. Advertises for a play titled "The Possessed Bakchai" from Euripides. DDR Premiere.

• Passage von Christoph Hein- Staatsschauspiel Dresden: Uraufführung gemeinsam mit dem Schauspiel Essen und dem Züricher Schauspielhuas

  This poster depicts a painted man in profile, with collared trench coat and hat, shielding his face with his hand; except he has no face. The Blue button on the coat bears title of the play in white. The remainder of the text is on the bottom and right. It advertises for a play by Christoph Hein titled "Passage".

• Alexander Gelman- Protokoll einer Sitzung

  This poster is a depiction composed of white and red-orange dots of the face of a bearded Greek statue. The poster advertises for a play titled "Protokoll einer Sitzung" (Minutes of a Meeting) by Alexander Gelman, to be performed at the Staatschauspiel Dresden.

• Penthesilea: Heinrich von Kleist

  This poster is a sketched depiction from the neck down of a nude woman bound by what appears to be a long, dark blue tie. The title is in blue handwritten text at bottom with black type below. This is an advertisement for a play titled "Penthesiliea" by Heinrich von Kleist, to be performed at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.

• Dantons Tod: Ausstellungen bildender Künstler Lenz Woyzeck…

  This poster is black with white bottom right corner. The text in white and orange is of varying size. It advertises for a visual arts exhibition by Lenz Woyzeck; a concert featuring songs from the French Revolution and political songs from 19th century Germany; and a book project. All will take place in one evening at the Staatschauspiel Dresden.

• Carlo Goldoni: Der Diener Zweyer Herren La Guerra (Der Krieg)

  This poster is black and white high contrast photographic portrait depictions of two partially superimposed; the individual on left appears to be screaming in anger, on right individual appears surprised and mid-sentence. The title at top in black printed on a white background. The poster advertises for two plays by Carl Goldoni, "The Two-part Servant Me" and "The War". The poster states that this is the premier of these plays in the DDR.

• Friedrich Schiller: Don Karlos- Infant von Spanien

  This poster is white with black type at top and bottom, with black and white portrait photo of Don Karlos in the bottom left corner. The poster advertises for a drama titled "Don Karlos", by Friedrich Schiller, to be performed in at the Staatschauspiel Dresden.