East German Poster Database

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• Die Kronung der Poppea / Oper von Claudio Monteverdi / Theater der Stadt Cottbus.
  The colors of this poster are various orange and red tones on a white background. It shows a cracked stone bust of a woman. Behind her are several symbols of power: an eagle, a sword on a coat of arms, and a laurel wreath. The text is in red across the bottom.
• Komische Oper / Spielzeit 1981/82 / Premieren: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg; Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail; La Boheme; Rhythmus – Raum – Bewegung; Der hozgeschnitzte Prinz/Der Narr / Weiterhin im Spielplan: Ritter Blaubart; Der Fiedler auf dem Dach; Die
  This poster is divided into 12 squares. One contains a list of the operas and ballets that will be performed during the 1981/82 season. The other squares show color photographs of scenes from previous performances of some operas and ballets that were retained for the current season.
• 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...”
• Krach in Chiozza / eine Komodie von Carlo Goldoni / Regie: Strassburger ; Hering; Buhne: Heidenreich / Volksbuhne.
  This poster shows a drawing of three women in long dresses walking along briskly. They appear to be agitated. The title is in red letters across the top. The name of the venue is in bright green letters across the bottom. The poster has a dark green frame.
• Kleinburger / Maxim Gorki / Maxim Gorki Theater.
  This poster shows a black and white photograph of a middle-aged couple at the end of the 19th century. The woman is seated and is wearing a gray dress with a high collar; the man is standing behind her and is wearing a dark suit with a watch chain. The photo is super-imposed on a brick wall. The title is in large white letters across the bottom.
• Konig Heinrich der Funfte / Shakespeare / Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.
  The main feature of this poster is a black line drawing of a king's head. His mouth is open and he seems to be making a speech. His left hand is raised making a victory sign. The background is white; the text is in reddish brown letters across the top of the poster.
• Goldoni / Der Klatsch / Komodie / Volksbuhne / I pettegolezzi delle donne / Ubersetzung: Naumann.
  The playwright's name is in large white letters on a purple triangle at the top. Along the left hand side of the poster are drawings of a headless statue of a man holding his own head in his hand, a ball of string, a hand, a mouth, a shell, a hand, a lute player and a pyramid. These objects seem to get swallowed up in the vortex of a tornado. A black arrow extends from the vortex into a large ear that is drawn on the right hand side of the poster.
• Komische Oper Berlin / Spielzeit 1974/75 / Neuinszenierungen: Die Hochzeit des Figaro; Lulu; Ballettogramme; Aschenbrodel / Wiederaufnahmen: Ein Sommernachtstraum; Carmen; Ritter Blaubart; Der Troubadour; Die Macht des Schicksals; Ein Maskenball; Katja Ka
  The top half of this poster depicts a scene from 'Die Abenteuer es Hary Janos'. This colorful watercolor painting shows a man in a purple cloak on the right, kneeling. He is surrounded by several other men who are threatening him with their drawn weapons. The bottom half of the poster lists the program for the 1974/75 season. The text is in black against a white background.
• Komische Oper
  This poster is – for the most part – bright blue with white flecks. In the bottom right hand corner is a picture of a red apple with a brown stem. At the bottom of the poster is a 10 cm wide black band with the text in white letters.
• Der Kirschgarten / Anton Tschechow / Komodie / Hans Otto Theater Potsdam.
  This poster shows a grainy black and white photograph of a couch, a chair and a small table, which are covered in white drop cloths. The text is in red letters across the top of the poster.
• Kirschgarten / Anton Tschechow / Inszenierung: Galina Woltschek; Buhnenbild: Wladimir Kirilow; Kostume: Wjatscheslaw Saizew / Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.
  This poster has been mounted on cloth. It is drawn in various green tones. The center shows an elegantly dressed woman from behind – maybe at the end of the 19th century – who's leaving a house through a wide doorway. Cherry trees seem to be planted on both sides of the path leading up to the house. Stylized cherry branches bearing blossoms as well as fruit frame the drawing on either side. The title is in large green letters across the top.
• Konig Lear / von William Shakespeare / Regie: Friedo Solter; Musik:Siegfried Matthus; Buhnenbild und Kostume: Eberhard Keienburg; Dramaturgie: Hans Nadolny, Helmut Rabe / DT (Deutsches Theater)
  The main feature of this poster is a dark photo of a deranged looking person, presumably the actor portraying King Lear. The background is dark brown, the title is in ornate white letters across the top. The characters of the play and the actors portraying them, are listed along the left hand side.
• Kummert Euch um Malachow / von Waleri Agranowski / Untersuchung zu einem gewohnlichen Kriminalfall / Deutsches Theater.
  The left had side of this poster shows the black and white photo of a young man in jeans and a dark coat. He's coming down some stone steps. To his right are 3 mugshots of his face, two side views and one front view. The title is in large red letters at the top against a white background.
• Der Kontrabass / von Patrick Suskind / Im Foyer des Berliner Ensemble am Bertolt-Brecht-Platz / Nachtprogramm / Sie werden verwickelt in die Lebensgeschichte eines Kontrabassisten.
  In the center of this poster is the black and white photograph of a bass player. It is autographed by the actor Peter Bause. The text is predominantly in white letters against a dark background.
• Des Konigs Datsche, oder Nackenstutzen fur Badewannen / Ein heiteres Stuck mit Musik von Klaus Winter und Klaus Eidam / Regie: Klaus Winter; Musikalische Leitung: V. Munch; Buhne: C.-O. Stadter / Landestheater Halle / Urauffuhrung.
  The focus of this black and white poster is a small fluorescent orange heart in the center. It has a section sign in the middle. The text is in black along the top and the bottom, except for the title which forms a roof over the heart..
• Maxim Gorki / Kinder der Sonne / Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
  A large black face that is resting on its hands dominates this poster. The features are outlined in thin white lines. The face seems to have been painted in a wooden board. The text is in black letters along the bottom of the poster. The title is in red.
• Koto Ensemble Japan / Leiter: Yoshio Hiratsuka / Koto Shakuhachi / Kunstler-Agentur der DDR.
  This poster is in landscape format. It is dark blue, almost black. In the center it has white Japanese characters underneath a bright pink rectangle. On the left 'Koto” is written vertically in a bright green rectangle with the word 'Japan' in pale blue letters underneath. The right hand side features the pale blue outline of a flute and a string instrument.
• 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.
• 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.
• Kabale und Liebe / von Fr. Schiller / Leipziger Theater / Schauspielhaus.
  This poster consists of a drawing of an ornate throne with a black and yellow snake on the seat. One of the front legs of the chair is standing on a red heart. Two elegantly dressed servants who are bowing seem to be growing out of the throne's front legs. The poster has a light gray background with a narrow black frame. The text is in black.
• Erwin Strittmatters Katzgraben / Berliner Ensemble / Lieder: Hanns Eisler; Regie: B.K. Tragelehn; Buhnenbild und Kostume: Einar Schleef.
  This poster is medium brown, the text is predominantly in black; only the title of the play and the name of the theater group are printed in white. It consists of a quote by Bertolt Brecht about this play . The play should be performed so that a proletarian audience becomes inspired to change the world. The names of all the actors are listed below the quote.
• Die Kabale der Scheinheiligen (Moliere) / Bulgakow / Inszenierung: Kunze; Buhne: Havemann / Gestaltung: Torsten Schluter
  This poster is black; most of the text is in red letters along the bottom. It shows a linocut of a face in the top left hand corner. The face is green and black with a round red clown nose. A linocut of several other faces in red and black is in the bottom right hand corner of the poster.
• Die Kronung der Poppea / von Claudio Monteverdi / Komische Oper Berlin
  This poster shows a dark-haired woman in a low-cut red dress sitting in front of a man who is about to put a gold crown on her head. The male figure is wearing a red cloak and sandals. Three daggers on either side of the couple reach into the picture. The text is at the top in black letters against a beige background.
• Die Kabale der Scheinheiligen von Bulgakow / Regie: W. Tarasjanz; Buhne: R. Klemm; Kostume: B. Albrecht / Landestheater Halle / Schauspiel Halle
  This poster has a black background. It shows one large blue and black hand and three smaller black and white hands that point to a hand holding a feather quill pen at the bottom of the poster. The text is in white letters in the bottom left hand corner.
• Kinder / M. Gorki / Komodie / Buhnen der Stadt Magdeburg / DDR Erstauffuhrung / Maxim Gorki.
  The background of this poster is white. Two thick black lines provide a frame. The bottom half shows two green bottles with labels of yellow and orange flowers. The text is displayed on a sign in black letters on a yellow background above the bottles. The 'sign' has an ornate green border.