East German Poster Database

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• Kippenberg / von Gabriele Bigott nach dem Roman von Dieter Noll / Regie: Peter Schroth, Peter Kleinert; Ausstattung: Helga Leue; Musik: Joachim Haberecht / Theater im Palast

  This poster is in landscape format. It is displayed on the open pages of a spiral-bound office calendar. Each day has entries for appointments, some of these are crossed out. A column on the right hand side of the calendar lists phone numbers. In the center of the poster is the vague outline of a greenish gray face.

• Konig Johann / William Shakespeare / Regie: Vera Oelschlegel; Ausstattung: Adnris Freibergs / Theater im Palast.

  The poster shows a drawing of a young king in armor with two crowns on his head. The text is in black letters across the top. The background changes from pale blue to green, with a band of dark blue behind the king's head.

• Die letzten Tage (Puschkin) / Michael Bulgakow / Regie: Friedo Solter; Ausstattung: Gabriele Koertl / Theater im Palast.

  At the center of this poster is a rough line drawing of a man's head with dark curly hair. He's wearing a coat with a high collar. The background of the poster is light gray. The text is in black cursive writing. The collar has some bright blue lines on it, and the bottom right hand corner of the poster has a few bright red dots.

• Leipziger Strasse 3: Kammermusik im Hause Mendelssohn-Bartholdy- Theater im Palast

  This poster is in landscape format. It shows two open windows that consist of green dots on a beige background. The text is in black ink along the bottom. The title of the concert is in German black-letter script.

• Ekkehard Schall spielt “Lebensabende” / Das letzte Band / Samuel Beckett, DDR-Erstauffuhrung, Regie: David Leveaux / Die Erziehung der Hirse / Bertolt Brecht, Musik: Karl-Heinz Nehring, Urauffuhrung / Gesamtleitung: Barbara Brecht-Schall / Theater im Palast

  This poster is in landscape format. The background is white with black text. The word 'Lebensabende' – literally evening of life – is printed over a red setting sun.

• Die Liebesgeschichte des Jahrhunderts / Marta Tikkanen / Vera Oelschlegel spielt einen Roman in Gedichten / Regie: Cox Habbema / Theater im Palast.

  This poster is in landscape format; the background is black with white text and a narrow white border. This poster advertises for "The Love Story of the Century".

• Leo und Rosa : Eine nicht alltagliche Liebesgeschichte / Buch und Regie: Helmut Baierl; Mit Lissy Tempelhof und Hans Peter Minetti ; Ausstattung: Volker Walther / Theater im Palast.

  This poster is in landscape format. The text related to the play is in black print on a pink background in the top left had corner of the poster. Two portraits of a man and a woman facing each other are drawn in charcoal on text in Germanic script. The text covers the events that lead to Rosa Luxemburg's death.

• P.A. Caron de Beaumarchais/Der tolle Tag/Regie: Helmut Straßburger Ernstgeorg Hering/Die Hochzeit des Figaro/Theater im Palast/Ausstattung: Gunter Kaiser Musik: Horst Behrsing/Theater im Palast

  Poster is red with depiction of a two spurred boots paritally obscure by a white splatter and rooster head above. Text in black on white top and bottom, with title in black script on white splatter in center. Advertises for "The Great Day" from P.A. Caron de Beaumarchais, based on "The Marriage of Figaro". Directed by Helmut Straßburger.

• Zwei Stücke/Über Leben/Der Krieg hat kein weibliches Gesicht/Swetlana Alexijewitsch/Still Life/Emily Mann/Theater im Palast

  Poster is white with black text. Main title underlined in red. Red dot bottom left. Advertises for two pieces with a "Survival" theme: "War has no female face", from Swetlana Alexijewitsch, and "Still Life" from Emily Mann.

• Karel Čapek Gabriele Bigott/Wie ein Theater Stück entsteht/Die Direktion beehrt sich, einem geneigten Publikum ein Stück yu präsentieren, das nach Prosatexten des Hrn. Čapek von Fr. Bigott für unsere Bühne verfertigt wurde. Dazu Lieder! Verwendung finden

  Poster is white with black text. Word `theater´ at top of poster is drawn in tree branches, and black line drawing illustrations at bottom of a man with a ladder, a man and a clown holding a drum between them, and a witch blowing a trumpet. Advertises for `How a Theater Pieces is Created´, from Karel Čapek and Gabriele Bigott.

• Heiner Müller/Wolokolamsker/Chaussee I-V/I Russiche Eröffnung II Wald bei Moskau III Das Duell IV Kentauren V Der Findling/"Das neue Leben muß anders werden" (FDJ-Lieder der 50er Jahre)/Musik Rainer Böhm/Regie Christoph Schroth Bühne Lothar Scharsich Kost

  Poster is gray with black text, except for red pointed segment at bottom. Advertises for a performance of Heiner Müller's "Wolokolamsker Chaussee" parts I - V, in celebration of the FDJ's 50th anniversary. Music by Rainer Böhm, directed by Christoph Schroth.

• Verschwörung der Heuchler (Moliére)/Schauspiel von Michail Bulgakow Theater im Palast/Eine Koproduktion mit dem Duetschen Theater/Regie: Thomas Langhoff Ausstattung: Gunter Kaiser/Angelika Kempter Musik: Jürgen Ecke

  Poster is a black and white depiction of what appear to be two disconnected doors or two wooden pannels, with shadows of individuals on each. Title of performance appears to have been graffited on left item. Remianing text in white at top. Advertises for "Conspiracy of the Hypocrites" from Moliére.

• Vor aller Augen/Lustspiel von Rudi Strahl/Regie: Strassburger/Herring Ausstattung/Theater im Palast

  Poster is a high-contrast sepia portrait of what appears to be a cast on a stage, standing around a television. Text in white script at top and black and red handwritten script on either side, with theater information at bottom in white. Black border. Advertises for "For All Eyes", from Rudie Strahl directed by Strassburger.

• Der Meteor/Regie Vera Oelschlegel Ausstattung Frank Borisch Musik Johannes Wallmann/Eine Komödie in zwei Akten von Friedrich Dürrenmatt im Theater im Palast

  Poster is in black and white. Depicts a man in only a long white shirt sitting atop a column with head hanging, and a cigarette in his right hand. Column is beginning to fragment at fore corner. Title of performance in yellow top left with remining text in white. Advertises for the the two act comedy "The Meteor" from Friedrich Dürrenmatt directed by Vera Oelschlegel.

• Johann Wolfgang Goethen S/Lust-Spiel/Die Mitschuldigen/Regie: Horst Drinda/Theater im Palast

  Poster is white with a painted depiction of a white-haired man wearing an orange laurel crown holding the strings of four puppets on a yellow stage below: a man and woman dressed similarly, a third man wearing what appears to be a kilt and holding a letter, and a robber. Text in black script and red gothic print on the stage above and below. Advertises for a performance of Goethe's "The Guilty", directed by Horst Drinda.

• Der Mann des Schicksals Komödie in Einem Akt von Bernard Shaw/Regie: Wolfgang Heinz Ausstattung: Gunter Kaiser/Theater im Palast

  Poster is black with white depiction of Napolean-like figure holding a blonde doll in an orange dress. Text in white top and bottom right. Advertises for "The a Man of the Schicksals", a comedy in three acts from Bernard Shaw directed by Wolfgang Heinz.

• Regie: Vera Oelschlegel/Uraufführung/Ausstattung: Gino Hahnemann/Theater im Palast/Jürgen Lemke/Männerbiografien in der DDR/Ich bin Schwul

  Poster is white with black and white homoerotic photograph of a man in very short shorts from behind, carrying a reel to reel in his righthand. Text in black on all sides. Advertises for "Men's Biographies in the DDR: I am Gay", directed by Vera Oelschlegel.

• Schalls Fragen Dritter Klagen Brecht Antworten Abend/Karl-Heinz Nehring, Klavier/Theater im Palast

  Poster is beige with black text. Advertises for a performance of Schall's "Ask, Lament, Answer" by Karl-Heinz Nehring on the piano.

• Kammeroper von Schenker/Mickel/Musikalische Leitung: Bahner/Regie: M. Dessau/Bühne: Neumann/Bettina/Theater im Palast

  Poster features abstract depiction of three asexual figures, two of which are partially submerged in what appears to be water and the third is walking on the surface. A Greek structure with four columns in gold is visible in backgroudn center right. Sky is depicted as gray with white stars and perhaps three black crescent moons. Text in scrawled black script on all sides. Advertises for the play "Bettina" directed by M. Dessau.

• William Shakespeare/Die ganz außergewöhnliche und geklagenswerte Tragödie von Romeo & Julia/wie sie oft und mit großem Applaus öffentlich gespielt worden ist/Aus dem Englischen von B.K. TragelehnžRegie: Peter Schroth/Peter KleinertžAusstattung: Jürgen Nik

  Poster is black with white text. Red bar underneath William Shakespeare's name at top and red trapezoid beneath play title.

• Klaus Piontek in E.T.A. Hoffman der Muski-Feind Theater im Palast

  Poster is white with oval depiction of a man dressed in 18th century costume holding a ballerina in his right hand. A black cat sits to his left and three people look out from background. Text in print top left/bottom right and script around the picture. Advertises for a play titled "The Music Fiend" by E.T.A. Hoffman.

• Vietnamesische Seidenmalerei

  This poster has a brownish green background and shows a painting featuring three Vietnamese women with their backs turned. It is for an exhibition featuring Vietnamese art in Berlin (January 14 - April 6, 1986).

• 3. Kunstauktion im TiP

  This poster shows an illustration of a man and woman working on a printing press. The woman is inspecting a print while wearing a black hat and an orange overcoat. It is for the third annual art action at the Palace Theater (August 27 - 28, 1979).

• Felix Müller

  This poster shows a woodcut print of a man praying. It is for an exhibition of woodcuts, engravings, and lithographs by Felix Müller at the Theater in Palast (September 12, 1984 - January 6, 1985).