East German Poster Database

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• Joachim Brehmer: Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling, Uraufführung- Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  This poster has a green background with a red border. In the center there is a white silhouette of a persons head, filled in with a gray drawing of a factory with smoke stacks. There is a red butterfly above the head. The poster is for the premier of Joachim Brehmer's play “Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling” (Man is Not a Butterfly).

• Levins Mühle: Oper von Udo Zimmermann- Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt.

  The top half of the poster has a brown background and contains the title of the opera in gray letters. The bottom third of the poster is black and has text in white letters. A blue wavy line indicating a river separates the brown and black areas. A house under a half moon appears to be falling into the river.

• Jenufa: Oper von Leoš Janáček- Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  The background of this poster is dark brown; the text is in the top quarter of the poster, mostly in yellow print. The title is in slightly larger white cursive writing. The poster shows a head covered in a brown cloak that is decorated with blue and red flowers. Instead of a face only roots show.

• Idomeneo/Oper von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Stadtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt.

  Poster is beige with black text, latin script at the bottom; shows charcoal drawing of a mask which is composed of two faces seen sideways.

• Die Weise von Lebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke/Eine Opernvision von Siegfried Matthus

  Poster depicts a rose on fire against a brown background, with text in lighter brown at right. Advertises for "The Example of Love and Death from the Cornets Christoph Rilke", an opera from Siegfried Matthus.

• Hans Werner Henze/Vindine Ballett Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is pink with abstract depiction of a woman [?] surrounded by red and black lines. Appears to be charcoal. Text at top in lilac and red. Advertises for the ballet "Vindine" from Hans Werner Henze.

• Vogelkopp/Uraufführung Eine Opernalternativ/Jan Trieder/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt/Schauspielhaus/Moritz Götze

  Poster is green with black and white cartoon of a man's face at bottom, and a hat which has floated above to center with three red birds underneath. Title of performance at top in red, with remaining text underneath in black serif font. Theater information bottom left and and right. Advertises for the premiere of "Bird Brain", and "Alternative Opera".

• Joachim Brehmer/Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling/Uraufführung Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is green with red border. Depicts profile of bald head in white with polluting smokestacks drawin in gray inside. A red butterfly cut-out is between head and black text at top. Advertises for the premiere of Joachim Brehmer's "Mankind is no Butterfly".

• Joachim Werzlau/Meister Röckle/Oper für große und kleine Leute Text von Günter Deicke Ring - Uraufführung Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is blue with white text at top. Depicts at bottom painting of a beareded man standing to the left and slightly behind a robotic representation of himself in shades of blue and green. Advertises for the opera "Master Röckle", for large and small children, from Joachim Werzlau with text from Günter Deicke Ring.

• Städtische Theater Karl Marx Stadt/Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg/Oper von Richard Wagner

  Poster is blue with orange rectangle in center. Inside border is decorated with sponge-print outlines of a medieval city, with yellow and black shiel in center. Text in black at top with title in white Advertises for a performance of Wagner's opera "The Master Singer from Nürnberg".

• Levins Mühle/Oper von Udo Zimmermann/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster background is brown with black silhouette of a boat in an ocean at bottom and half-moon above. Title in beige letters outlined in black at top, with white text at bottom. Advertises for the opera "Levin's Mill" from Udo Zimmerman.

• Glanz und Tod Joaquin Murietas/Pablo Neruda/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is divided into 9 rectangular segments. Each depicts a scene in black and white, such as a sailing ship, two nude lovers embracing, a Klan meeting, etc. Each segment is bordered in white, with larger black outer border. Segment near bottom right is white with red and black text. Advertises for a performance of "The Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murietas" by Pablo Neruda.

• Fidelio/Ludwig van Beethoven/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster is blue gradient with dark blue text at top. Depicts a broken concrete wall. Remianing text in gray at bottom Advertises for a performance of the opera "Fidelio" by Beethoven.

• Schauspeil von Heinar Kipphardt/Bruder Eichmann/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster depicts a black chair on a red surface with shadow falling to bottom left corner. Behind chair is black paint in spray-painted pattern on white. Title at top in black. Advertises for a play by Heinar Kipphardt titled "Brother Eichmann".

• Ballett Ensemble/Carnaval/Musik Robert Schumann/+ Berühmte Walzer/von Johann Strauss Richard Strauss Jan Sibelius Maurice Ravel/Choreografie Hermann Rudolph/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt

  Poster background is photograph of cement-like surface, with test superimposed in white and black. White border with black text at bottom giving theater name. Advertises for the ballet "Carnaval" with music from Robert Schumann and Choreography from Hermann Rudolph.

• Der Rosenkavalier/Komödie für Musik von Richard Strauss/Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt/Der Rosenkavalier/Musiktheater im Luxor Palast

  Poster is white with black text at top and bottom right. Small red rose top center. Bottom center in large, elaborate script reads "The Pink Cavalier". Poster advertises for the comedy of the same name by Richard Strauss.

• Ein Tartüff

  Poster is white with black square bottom center, with red-handled knife. Written on the knife is title of the play, below in white a line for character Rybek. Rybek: Schrecklich, daß die sich der besten Werke bedienen können! Traurig, wie schwach die Kunst ist! Es gibt keinen Bereich des Lebens, der nicht ih

• Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt/Dantons/Tod/Oper von Gottfried von Einem

  Poster is white with painted black border. Depicts abstract red shape in center with blue and red bulls eye. Poster advertises for a opera by Gottfired von Einem.