East German Poster Database

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• Faust in Unsprünglicher Gestalt- Goethe Urfaust- Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg

  This poster is a depiction of Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man in black and white on a grayish brown. Indecipherable text that is Da Vinci's own backwards writing in black forms a background above and below, with the title at bottom in white on black. This poster advertises for "Faust in Original Form", presumably based on Goethe's work.

• Match von Jürgen Groß- theater der bergarbeiter senftenberg

  This poster is black with a negative photograph of a man holding a rock facing a scoreboard at the top of a set of bleachers. The text is in white above and below the image. This poster advertises for a performance of "Match" from Jürgen Groß, directed by Bischoff.

• Hänsel Gretel: Märchenoper von Humperdinck- Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg

  This poster's background is khaki. It depicts a cartoon of a witch bent over and using a cane. The witch is dressed in a patched red hat and green coat with multiple buttons and a badge saying "Best Witch of the Week". Mushrooms and flowers sprout from her shoulders. A large piece of gingerbread is settled under her left arm. This poster advertises for the "fairytale opera" "Hansel and Gretel" from Humperdinck.

• Die Himmelfahrt der Galgentoni: nach Egon Erwin Kisch- Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg/ Nannie geht aus- nach Sean O'Casey

  This poster's background is divided vertically into black and blue, with white text on the former and black text on latter. In the center is an abstract portrait of a woman in a black negligee which has fallen off of her left shoulder. The woman is wearing purple eyeshadow with her hair in a bun. A black gramophone is featured in the bottom right corner. The left side advertises for "The Ascension of Galgonton" from Egon Erwin Kisch, while the right advertises for "Nannie Goes Out" from Sean O'Casey.