East German Poster Database

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• Landesbühnen Sachsen/Robert Hanell/Die Spieldose/Oper
  Poster background is textured black and white, organic. Text in white top left, with green splotch lower right. Advertises for the opera "The Music Box", from Robert Hanell
• Send Störung/Komödie von Karoly Szakonyi/Bühnen der Stadt Gera
  Poster is black and white line drawing at bottom of what appears to be a compilation of faces. At top is title in same style, white shadowed in black, with black text underneath. Advertises for the comedy "Send Disturbance" from Karoly Szakonyi.
• Volker Braun Alexander Gelman Schmitten Sinulja Theater im Marstall Die is doch nicht normal!
  Poster background is watermarked grayscale image of workers in front of a factory, with two cut-out photographs of individuals superimposed, one looking back buriously at the other. Text at top in blue and red, with red script at bottom reading "She isn't normal". Advertises for "Schmitten Sinulja".
• Das Schwitzbad von Wladimir Majakowski, Bühnenbild Vaclav Sramek, Regie - Friedo Solter- Deutsches Theater Staatstheater
  This poster is white with a cartoon drawing of an anthropomorphic machine, apparently a time machine, in black, white, red and orange. The text aroud the border details the actors/actresses, with the title at the bottom in black on gray. This poster advertises for "The Sweat Bath" from Wladimir Majakowski, directed by Friedo Soliter.
• Senecas Tod: Peter Hacks, Esche Gregorek, Kahler Mellies, Ludwig Borgelt, Reusse Piontek, Dommisc Christoph, Regie - Cox Habbema - Bühnenbild - Karl von Apen
  This poster's background is a textured brown, marble. The text is at the top in black. In the center is what appears to be a black floorplan with names inscribed in each room. A large Deutsches Theaters symbol in in the very center. This poster advertises for "The Death of Seneca" from Peter Hacks, directed by Cox Habbema.
• Sweet Charity: Tanz-Musical von Neil Simon/ Cy Coleman / Dorothy Fields- Landes Theater Halle
  This poster is black at left with large black and white etched depiction of a woman in silhouette from behind standing in a city, looking out at the buildings. A large red heart is in center right. The text is in red outlined in white at the top, with the remaining text below in black. This poster advertises for the musical "Sweet Charity" from Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields
• Die Schöne Helena: Jacques Offenbach- Landestheater Halle
  This poster is black with a gray textured silhouette of a nude woman facing left with hair in a ponytail. The text is vertical on either side in red, white and blue like the French flag. This poster advertises for "The Beautiful Helen" from Jacques Offenbach.
• Schwanengesang: Anton Tschechow, Rolf Ludwig, Peter Reusse, Regie - Engelmann Bühne - Wenzel Musik - Hilprecht
  This poster depicts a painting of a man with exaggerated hair and lips (clown-like) in period costume standing against a blue-hued wall. The title is at the top in black outlined in blue, with theater and other information at bottom in orange. This poster advertises for "Swan Song" from Anton Tschechow, directed by Engelmann.
• Operette für Schauspieler- Theater der Stadt Cottbus- Die Schöne Helena: von Peter Hacks, Musik Jacques Offenbach
  This poster is brown with orange in the center with a blue-scale architectural feature. The text is at the top and bottom in white. This poster advertises for "The Beautiful Helen" from Peter Hacks, with the music composed by Jacques Offenbach
• Stabat mater: Eine Tanztheater-Legende, Uraufführung, Komische Oper
  This poster is a black and white close-up of a person with a tear rolling down their face. The text is in white at the center bottom. This poster advertises for "Stabat mater", a "dance theater legend".
• Stunde des Tanzes: 16. Oktober 1978 1900 Uhr, Künstlerischer Leiter : Jean Weidt Es tanzen Solisten und Ensembles: Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Metropol Theater, Friedrichstadt Palast, Tanzensemble der DDR
  This poster is yellow with a black painted abstract depiction of dancers and large black blotch in center with yellow text on it. The title at the top is in black italics with theater information at the bottom. This poster advertises for "Hour of Dance".
• Stella: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- Theater im Palast, Regie Ruth Berghaus - Ausstattung Måns Hedström - Marie-Luise Strandt
  This poster is white with a depiction of a nude woman looking at a star with her back to us. The depiction is in white, brown, and light brown. The text is in brown at the bottom. This poster advertises for "Stella" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
• Undine: Eugen Eschner- Theater der Freundschaft, Uraufführung
  This poster is white with black and white cut-outs and drawings of individuals in period Renaissance-era costume done in various art styles. One is personified death, another a woman with a garland of flowers in her hair, etc. The text is in black and white on black and at the bottom, and vertical right.
• DDR Erstaufführung- Der unbekannte Soldat: Oper von Kyrill Moltschanow, Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt
  This poster is green with a green scale photograph of a boy in a scarf in the top right and a handwritten letter at the bottom. The text is in white and red at the top center. This poster advertises for "The Unknown Soldier", an opera from Kyrill Moltschanow.
• Die Soldaten von Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz- Regie Alexander Wikarski Bühnebild Eckhard Funke Kostüme Barbara Sauer-Funke- Theater Stralsund Henning
  This poster is mostly black, with black and white photograph of a town with prominent cathedral and windmill near the bottom. The text at top is in gothic script and print, with theater information at the bottom. All the text is in white. This poster advertises for "The Soldiers" from Jakob Michael Reinhold, directed by ALexander Wikarski.
• Bat/Institut für Schauspielregie Studenten stell vor- Harald Mueller: Stille Nacht- Es spielen Felicitas Ritsch Dieter Knaup Vorstellungen 7. November 1979 (Premiere)
  This poster is yellow with black text and yellow on black text as well. The center right is a depiction of a man (in black) wearing a trench coat and fedora and carrying a large package under his arm. To his left is a woman sitting on a bench bent over. This poster advertises for a performance of Harald Mueller's "Silent Night", starring Felicitas Ritsch and Dieter Knaup, from Jürgen Groß Match, by the students of the Institute for Play Direction.
• Die Stellung ist K(r)ampflos zu Halten/Eine Inszenierung des Staatlichen Puppentheaters Neubrandenburg sechs Erzählungen von Cechov, Katajew, Lentsch/Sorin und einer Episode aus dem Roman "der Meister und Margarita" von Bulgakow" Auswahl, Bearbeitung Regi
  Poster background is composed of tiled black and white photographs of the same marionette in different poses from different scenes of the performance. Title superimposed in black on red, with remaining text between in white. Advertises for the puppet play "The Status is to Remain Uncontested", from Cechov, Katajew and Lentsch after the novel by Bulgakow.
• Leipziger Theater ž Neue Szene/Santerre/Uraufführung/Peter Brasch
  Poster is black with grayscale depiction of a ghostly, skeletal figure whose face has been obscured by stripes in manner of French flag. Text at top in gold and white. Advertises for the premiere of Peter Brasch's "Santerre".
• Carlo Goldoni/Die Sommerfrische/Deutsches Theaters/Regie: Wolfgang Heinz Karl von Appen Musik: Reiner Bredemeyer
  Poster is black with large white circle top center and orange "Deutshes Theaters" symbol inscribed within. A woman in a yellow dress and hat visible at right with a rope of flowers chained around her neck. A second invidual sits at bottom in a yellow shirt, looking up at her. Text in white and red script below. Advertises for "The Summer Dew".
• Berliner Ensemble/Stephan Hermlin Abend Die Ästhetik des Friedens/Prosa Lyrik Gespräche/Zum 70. Geburtstag des Dichters/Peter Weiss Abend/Die Ästhetik des Widerstands/Notizen Arbeitsprotokolle Gespräche/am Bertolt-Brecht-Platz
  Poster is beige with black text. Advertises for performances of Stephan Hermin's "The Aesthetic of Peace" and Peter Weiss' "The Aesthetic of Resistance", both from the Berliner Ensemble.
• Simplicius Simplicissimus/Oper von Karl Amadeus Hartmann/Bühnen der Stadt Gera/DDR-Erstaufführung/Regie: Lothar Arnold ž Muiskal. Leitung: Michael Stolle ž Ausstattung: Eva u. Wolfgang Bellach ž Dramaturgie: Dr. Eberhard Kneipel
  Poster depicts a woman bending backwards over a man who is in a pus-up position on the floor. Woman's arms morph into tree branches. Behind her is a second woman with back to her and similar arms. Depiction in black hatched line drawing. Border in purple with purple sun top right. Text in black at bottom. Advertises for "Simplicius Simplicissimus" from Karl Amadeus Hartmann, directed by Lothar Arnold.
• Oper von Udo Zimmerman/Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin/Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  Poster is red with painting of two anthropomorphic suns in shades of blue, red and yellow. Text in white at top. Advertises for the opera "The Owl and the Flying Princess".
• Der Schauspieldirektor/Antonio Salieri/Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Prima la Musica, Poi le Parole/Deutsche Staatsoper
  Poster is yellow with two portraits of women in 18th century costume; woman at left is depicted in blue with brown hair, woman at right in green with purple hair. Both have snakes coming out of their mouths. Text on all sides in black on yellow and green. Advertises for two performances: "The Play Director", from Mozart, and "First the Music, then the Words".
• 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".
• Gozzi/Volksbühne/Das Schöne Grüne Vögelchen
  Poster background is blue, with cut-out gray-scale photograph of architectural ruins at bottom. Matching cut-outs of birds in "v" shape above, colored in different styles of black and white, with one red. A man a yellow shirt is visible within the ruins. Text in white at bottom. Advertises for "The Beautiful Little Green Bird", from Gozzi.