East German Poster Database

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• Ballettogramme / Mit Chopin und Jazz und Beat

  Double sided poster. Poster is black and white. The front shows a black image of a male ballet dancer. The text advertises for an event of ballet and music, including music by Chopin. Jazz and rhythm. Backside includes production notes and additional information. Box 5.

• Der Pinsel und Sein Onkel Valentin / Ein Theaterstück von Victor Contreras / Uraufführung / Theater der Freundschaft

  Poster shows a blue sky with a green purple and yellow sun. Below there is a brown and green field with multi-colored flowers. A man wearing a hat that looks like a paintbrush is floating above the grass. Poster advertises a play called “Der Pinsel und Sein Onkel Valentin” by Victor Contreras. Box 5.

• Joachim Knauth: Der Maulheld: Komödie nach dem Miles Gloriosus des Titus Maccus Plautus- Theater Der Freundschaft

  This poster features a black border around a grey center. In the center there is an open mouth with red lips, containing the title “Der Maulheld” (The Mouth Hero) in large gray letters. The play is by Joachim Knauth, based on the play Miles Gloriosus by Titus Macchus Plautus.

• Kokori / Theater der Freundschaft / Kokori: Manche Leute denken, sie konnen alles mit uns machen, bloss weil wir noch ziemlich klein sind.../ Buhne: Eckart; Gestaltung: Weber.

  This poster in landscape format shows a drawing of a stage setting. At the sides are exotic plants and light brown curtains that are draped to look like sand dunes. In the background are palm trees and the sea. In the foreground is a strangely dressed man wearing a multi-colored coat and a hat. He is barefoot and holds up a red flower. Translation of the quote: “Some people think they can treat us whichever way they want, just because we are still rather small...”

• Das Tierhäuschen/Bobrowski Marschak Fehmel/Theater der Fruendschaft

  Poster is white with black and white etched depiction of a group of men inside what appears to be a zoo setting, some climbing, some hanging from bars, etc. Text below in black and red. Advertises for "The Little Zoo" from Bobrowski Marschak and Fehmel.

• Anna Elisabeth Wiede/Das Untier von Samarkand/Theater der Freundschaft

  Poster is white with depiction of a woman in red kneeling in front of a large shadowy figure which is also kneeling facing her. Text in black script top left and bottom. Advertises for "The Monster from Samarkand", from Anna Elisabeth Wiede.

• Teufelskarl/von Elifius Paffrath/Theater der Freundschaft Zentrales Kinder- und Jugendtheater

  Poster is white with red border. Black line sketch of a cannon in center decorated with a crown and red flower. Title at top in black with text at bottom. Advertises for "Devil's Karl", possibly play on words from Teufelskerl (dare devil). Performance from Elifius Paffrath.

• Victor Carvajal/Theater der Freundschaft/Uraufführung/Der Streit um die Puppe/Deutsche Bearbeitung: Wera und Claus Küchenmeister.

  Poster is black with abstract depiction of a woman in a purple with arms outstretched and a blue circle behind her. On either side are images of people facing towards her, at left these appear hand-drawn, at right cut-out cartoons. Text at top and bottom in white. Advertises for "The Quarrel of the Puppets".

• Theater der Freundschaft/Der Tartüff/Moliére

  Poster depicts a faceless man in 18th century costume, arms crossed, with four drama masks in his left hand and one held up I his right. Text at top and bottom in red and blue. Advertises for Moliére's "The Imposter".

• Theater der Freundschaft/Der Vogelkopp/Ein Stück von Albert Wendt

  Poster is green with rectangular depiction of a princess on a stage, with a troll on either side. Left appears to be asleep, right (in hat) appears to be looking at a creature in the palm of his hand. Text in black top and bottom. Advertises for "The Vogelkopp" [no translation found] from Albert Wendt.

• Hans im Märchen/Gerd Knappe/Theater der Freundschaft ž Berlin

  Poster is white with children's book-style depiction of three fairytales, divided into rows. The first depicts a boy with a bag over his shoulder walking right amidst farm animals. The second depicts a girl about to accept an apple from an old woman, with castle in background (Snow White?). The third depicts a man with a sickle about to attack a demon, with an apple tree between. Text in black italics top and bottom. Advertises for the performance of "Hans in Fairytales" from Gerd Knappe.

• Die Feuerrote Blume/Regie: Volkskünstler der R.S.F.S.R. Wladimir Kusmin

  Poster is navy with cartoon depiction of a red Viking ship with name of theater printed on sail and a girl in blue kerchief inside. Ship appears to be floating through clouds, with an owl and sun outisde the ship. Title of play is printed in different colored letters above and below picture (blue, white red, gold) with remaining text at bottom in white. Advertises for a performance of "The Fire-red Flower", directed by Vladimir Kusmin.

• Leitvermerk: mit Chopin und Jazz und Beat/Aus: 108 Berlin Ballettogramme/Absender: Komische Oper - Tanztheater Ensemble/Ort: Theater der Freundschaft ž Parkaue ž Zeit: Seihe Speilplan

  Poster is white with black and white depiction of a male dancer in a handband in center. Majority of poster overlaid with dashed/solid grid, brown, white and black border. Text at top and bottom in rectangular segments, in black. Advertises for a ballet program featuring Chopin, jazz, and beat with a comic opera from the Dance Theater Ensemble. Note: Poster has been pasted onto brown material.