East German Poster Database

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• Mit dem Kopf durch die Wand / Komödie von Joachim Witte / Nach einer Erzählung von Wassili Axjonow

  Yellow poster with black letters. There is a sketch of a fisherman with a net containing what looks like a black and white image of a mermaid. The poster advertises a play by Joachim Witte called “Mit dem Kopf durch die Wand” (With his head through the wall) adapted from a story by Wassili Axjonow. Box 5.

• Retro oder: Ich will zurück aufs Dach

  Poster with a white background and black letters. There is a drawing of a flying man dressed in purple and green with yellow wings. The poster advertises Alexander Galin's play “Retro oder: Ich will zurück aufs Dach”. Box 5.

• Josef & Maria / von Peter Turrini / Inszenierung: Peter Radestock / Ausstattung: Falk von Wangelin

  Black and White poster with a black background. There is a white bucket with a towel draped over it and a large number of keys hanging on the handle. Above the bucket there is a shooting star. The poster advertises the play “Josef & Maria” by Peter Turrini. Box 5

• Kalevala / Ballett nach Musik von Jean Sibelius / Choreographie und Inszenierung: Manfred Schnelle; Musikalische Leitung: Gerd Puls; Ausstattung: Gottfried Reinhardt a.G. / Volkstheater Rostock / Tanztheater.

  Poster is in landscape format. It consists of a black and white photograph of a rocky beach. Dense white fog seems to be hovering above the water; trees are visible in the distance; dark clouds are in the sky. The text is in black letters along the top of the poster and at either side.

• Die Lokomotive im Spargelgebiet: Komodie von Claus Hammel- Inszenierung: Hanns Anselm Perten ; Ausstattung: Falk von Wangelin- Volkstheater Rostock, Urauffuhrung

  This poster has a pale blue background. It shows a canning jar full of white asparagus with a locomotive on top. The text is from labels glued or attached to the jar.

• Judith: Trauerspiel: Rolf Hochhuth, Inszenierung: Hanns Anselm, Perten; Ausstattung: Christian Gatjen- Volkstheater Rostock- DDR Erstauffuhrung.

  This poster shows a black and white photograph of a young dark-haired woman in a white blouse. The background is black; text at the top of the poster is in white letters and in black letters across the bottom. This poster advertises the tragedy play by Rolf Hochhuth entitled "Judith".

• Hans Werner Henze/Der Idiot/DDR Erstauffuhrung/Maratona Tanztheater/Choreographie und Inszenierung:Joachim Ahne; Musikalische Leitung: Gerd Puls; Ausstattung: Wolfgang Flesch; Volkstheater Rostock.

  Poster is in landscape format; title is in white letters across the top on a black band; poster is divided in two halves:the right half features numerous grey game pieces; three of these are marked 2, 4, and D respectively in darker grey color; a bright red game piece in the center of all the grey pieces forms a stark contrast; the left half of the poster consists of a bright red patch from which a game piece has been cut.

• Die Irre von Chaillot/Jean Giraudoux/DDR Erstauffuhrung/Inszenierung:Hanns Anselm Perten; Ausstattung:Falk v. Wangelin/Volkstheater Rostock.

  Poster is white with black and grey text; in the center is a colorful woman's head composed of flowers with a hat that also is made of flowers; below the head are the upside-down legs and partial torsos of two men in black and grey striped trousers and black jackets.

• Volkstheater Rostock

  Poster is white with red border on all sides except bottom. Large, high-contrast portrait of Nelson Mandela in center. Text in black caps top left.

• Marie und ein Hans im Glück/Märchenmusical con Andreas Knaup und Thomas Bürkholz/Inszenierung: Peter Radestock Ausstattung: Wolfgang Flesch/Volkstheater Rostock Aufführung in der Sport-und Kongreßhalle

  Poster is a children's book-style depiction of a giant green bat with wings spread inside of a dome-shaped birdcage. A boy plaing a fiddle walks toward the right in front of it while a small girl looks toward him from the bottom right corner. Text in black and red top left and top right. Advertises for the fairytale musical "Marie and Hans in Luck", from Andreas Kanup and Thomas Bürkholz.

• Medea/DDR-Erstaufführung Musik Rewas Gabitschwadse/Choreographie und Inszenierung Joachim Ahne Musikalische Leitung Gerd Puls Ausstattung Heinz Weimer

  Poster is white with red paint splotch dead center. Text in black top and bottom, and bottom left and top right. Advertises for the DDR premiere of "Medea", with music by Rewas Gabitschwadse.

• Bezahlt wird nicht!/Eine Farce von Dario Fo im Großen Haus der Volkstheaters Rostock/Inszenierung Hanns Anselm Pertern ž Ausstattung Falk von Wangelin

  Poster is black with white rectangle in center depicting two nearly identical women in profile facing left who appear pregnant. The one in fore is wearing a low-cut black outfit while the woman behind is wearing a similar outfit in orange. Cans of cat food appear to be falling from beneath their shirts. Title of performance in white at top with remaining text in black vertical at left and right inside borders of rectangle. Advertises for the farce "Will not pay!" from Dario Fo.

• Othello/Giuseppe Verdi/Volkstheater Rostock/Gabriele Schwabe, Ute Walther, Ruth Wischnewski, Hans Hamann, Günther Kurth, Heinz Lehmann, Peter Oschmann, Titus Paspirgilis, Iwan Popow, Jens Schreiber Musikalische Leitung: Gerd Puls Inszenierung: Matthias Po

  Poster is white with black and white janus-faced female portrait in center. Title of opera in red at top, with remaindant text in black underneath. Poster advertises for a performance of the opera "Othello" featuring Verdi.