East German Poster Database

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• 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.
• 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.
• Der letzte Besucher: Wladlen Dosorzew, Regie: Barbara Abend; Ausstattung: Helga Leue- Theater im Palast
  This poster is in landscape format. The text is in black letters across the top and at the bottom. It shows an office with a white and black checkered floor. One man is sitting at a desk with three or four other people facing him from different corners of the office. Part of the floor, one of the persons and the shadow of another are outlined in red. This advertises for the play "The Last Visitor" by Wladlen Dosorzew.
• Lesginka- Verdientes Tanzensemble der Dagestanischen ASSR 'Lesginka', UdSSR / Grosser Saal: 5.-8. Nov. 1987, 19.00 Uhr / Karten ab 3. Okt. 1987 / P a R / 750 Jahre Berlin 1987.
  This poster is in landscape format and has a light brown background; the text is in black in the bottom right hand corner and is printed like a ticket. It features a male dancer in a traditional costume with a sword, similarly looking to a Cossack.
• Lohengrin- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin.
  This poster has a greenish gray background with a narrow white frame. The title of the opera is the same color as the background and is made visible by a white outline. The center shows a man's head in color with a huge swan sitting on top. In the bottom right hand corner is an image of a sleeping woman on a piece of armor. This poster advertises for Wagner's "Lohengrin" Opera.
• Heiner Muller- Leben Gundlings Friedrich von Preussen Lessings Schlaf Traum Schrei: ein Greuelmarchen / Regie: Strassburger/Hering / DDR Erstauffuhrung / Volksbühne
  This poster is black with the text arranged in a V -shape across it. In the background is an image of a face that is made up of black dots.
• Lysistrate: Komodie von Aristoophanes - Theater der Stadt Cottbus.
  This poster is black with white text across the top. At the bottom is an outline of a female body; three blue and turquoise colored doves are shown flying toward the top right hand corner of the poster.
• Lucio Silla: Wolfgang Amade Mozart- Schlosstheater im Neuen Palais- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam, Regie: Brahmig; Musikalische Leitung: Lienicke; Ausstattung: Kursten.
  The poster is black with the title of the opera in bright pink letters across the bottom third. The remainder of the text is in white letters along the top and the bottom of it. The center shows a brick wall with an opening in the shape of a head through which one can see blue sky and clouds.
• 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.
• Letzten Sommer in Tschulimsk: Wampilow- Theater Senftenberg
  This poster shows a stylized woman's head in various gray tones on a black background. Above the woman's head is a bright yellow band with black dots – possibly intended to represent a wreath of flowers or a halo. The poster has a white border with black text along the top and bottom of the poster. This poster advertises Wampilow's "Last Summer in Chulimsk".
• Rumpelstilzchen : ein marchenhaftes Gegenwartsstuck fur Erwachsene nach den Gebrudern Grimm von Franz Fuhmann- Am Sonntag, 18.12.'88 um 11.00 Uhr auf der Probebuhne II- Lesezeichen : neue Stucke – grosse Themen, grosse Stucke – neue Themen
  This poster has a black background with white text in the top third of the poster. In the center is the white outline of a closed book with a man's tie inserted as a bookmark. A bright yellow flyer advertising the play 'Rumpelstilzchen' in black letters has been glued to the back of the image of the book. This allowed the use of this basic poster for any of the performances in the 'Lesezeichen' series.
• Lügen haben lange Beine: Neapolititanische Volkskomodie von Eduardo de Filippo- Maxim Gorki Theater, Das kleine Theater unter den Linden
  This poster has a bright pink background. The title of the play is in white letters in the center of the poster, otherwise the text is in black. The top and bottom thirds of the poster each show a pair of women's legs that are black on a pink background and a pair of pink men's legs against a black background. This poster advertises for "Lies have long legs" by Eduardo de Filippo.
• Leb und vergiß nicht: Kirill Wolkow; Oper nach der gleichnamigen Erzahlung von Valentin Rasputin- Inszenierung der Hochschule fur Musik Carl Maria von Weber / Landesbuhnen Sachsen.
  The background of this poster is beige with the text in black across the top and the bottom of the poster. In the center of the poster, at a right angle to the text, is the drawing of a scruffy looking tree in black ink.
• Letzten Sommer in Tschulimsk: Drama in zwei Akten von Alexander Wampilow, Regie: Nikolai Uljanow, Lunatscharski-Theater Kaluga- Das Meininger Theater
  This poster has a dark olive green background. The text is arranged across the top in predominantly white letters. The title of the play is printed slightly larger in blue and yellow. In the center of the poster is a large, ornate window frame with a window that opens to the outside. One looks out on a large red bird flying across a bright blue sky. This poster advertises for "Last Summer in Chulimsk" by Alexander Wampilow.
• 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.
• Letzten Sommer in Tschulimsk: Alexander Wampilow- Deutsches Theater Kammerspiele
  The top third of the poster is in color and shows the upper half of a head with flowers sprouting out of it, with the face crying. The bottom section of the poster is black with the text in white at the very bottom. This advertises for the work by Alexander Wampilow entitled, "Last summer in Chulimsk".
• Ja, gibt's denn des ā?: Ein Karl-Valentin-Abend- Landestheater Halle- Neues Theater
  The poster shows a large portrait of Karl Valentin in a bowler hat. It is framed by a black border; the text is in white letters. This advertises an evening of Karl Valentin in Halle.
• 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.
• Landestheater Halle- Jubilaumsspielzeit 1986/87.
  The background of the poster is light brown with the text in black letters. The top half of the poster shows a line drawing of the theater in 1986. “Theater des Friedens” (Theater of Peace) is written across the front of the building. Across the bottom of the poster are three small line drawings of buildings. They are dated 1886, 1837 and 1811.
• 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".
• Die Jungfrau von Orleans: Oper von P.I. Tschaikowski- Staatstheater Schwerin.
  This poster is white with a black border. Across the top right hand corner are diagonal stripes in blue, white and red, the color of the French tricolore. The text is in black letters arranged diagonally across the top third of the poster. The bottom half of the poster shows the black outline of medieval lances. This poster advertises the opera by Tchaikovsky entitled "The Maiden of Orleans".
• Jutta oder die Kinder von Damutz: Schauspiel von Helmut Bez- Theater der Stadt Cottbus.
  This poster is orange, with the face of a young woman in the top center. The text is in white on the top left and next to the right side of the face. The theater's name is at the bottom left. This poster advertises for Helmut Bez's work "Jutta, or the Children of Damutz".
• Jakob Lenz: Kammeroper von Wolfgang Rihm- Libretto frei nach Buchners “Lenz” von Michael Frohling- Auf der Drehscheibe der Opernbuhne Leipzig
  This poster shows the portrait of a man from the side. It consists of black horizontal lines that are crossed by diagonal blue, green and red bands of color. The text is in black letters across the top of the poster; the diagonal bands of color are repeated. This poster advertises for "Jakob Lenz" by Wolfgang Rihm.