East German Poster Database

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• Der Scweinehirt / Kinderoper von Gerhard Schedl / Urauffuhrung Staatstheater Dresden.
  This poster is light blue. It is divided by two horizontal white lines that are crossed by a vertical white line. These lines carry the text in black letters. The bottom left section is taken up with a line drawing of an unkempt looking young man who is talking to an elegantly dressed young woman. They are standing on top of a circle that is covered with musical notes. The vertical line, the circle and the flag at the top of the stem make up an eighth note. The title of the opera is printed in red letters around the bottom of the instrument.
• Klara und der Ganserich / Stuck von Armin Stolper / Musik: Jens-Uwe Gunther; Inszenierung: Ekkehard Kiesewetter; Ausstattung: Jurgen Heidenreich / Urauffuhrung Landestheater Halle.
  This poster has an orange background. The center shows a poster board with a drawing of a farmer in a red tractor plowing a field against a bright blue sky. The right side of the board shows some brass instruments. The title of the play and the name of the author are in blue cursive writing across the top of the poster. The other text is in brown cursive writing at the bottom on a white area that looks like an open book.
• Der Kaufmann von Venedig / Shakespeare / Schauspielhaus Leipziger Theater.
  The right hand side of this poster shows the silhouettes of two heads – one gray and one black – against a bright red background. The left hand side is taken up by the silhouette of a head that is black, with an open mouth and black beard. This figure appears to be shouting at the other two. The playwright's name and the title are in black and white letters and contrast with the red background. The venue is in black against the green background
• Komische Oper Berlin / Spielzeit 1975/76 / Neuinszenierungen: Schwarze Vogel; Venezianisches Abenteuer; Ballettabend: Feuervogel und Wundersame Liebe / Wiederaufnahmen: Die Hochzeit des Figaro; Der Troubadour; Ein Maskenball; Die Macht des Schicksals; Rit
  The top half of this poster shows a rough drawing of a young couple facing each other. She is seated and is wearing a long blue dress; he's wearing mustard colored trousers and is kneeling in front of her and seems to be imploring her. The bottom part of the poster lists the program for the 1975/76 season.
• Krieg und Frieden / Oper von Sergej Prokofjew / Nach dem Roman von Lew Tolstoi / Komische Oper Berlin
  This poster is dark brown, with a bright orange line near the bottom. The title of the opera in large white gothic letters takes up the bulk of the poster.
• Katerina Ismailowa / Schostakowitsch / Deutche Staatsoper Berlin.
  This poster is green with the title in large white letters across the top. Numerous parallel black lines or lines that end in one point fill the bottom part of the poster. They may show the outline of buildings and bridges.
• Klaus Stortebeker in Ralswiek / Dramatische Ballade von KuBa / Musik von Gunter Kochan; Regie: Hanns Anselm Perten; Ausstattung: Falk von Wangelin / Eroffnungsprogramm der 18. Arbeiterfestspiele der DDR 1980 im Bezirk Rostock.
  In the center of this poster is a rough drawing of three young men in colorful medieval clothing: one plays the drums, one plays a flute, and the one who seems to be the leader of the group has his sword drawn. The text is in black across the top and the bottom of the poster against a white background.
• Komische Oper Berlin / Spielzeit 1973/74 / Neuinszenierungen: Die Abenteuer des Hary Janos; Die kluge Narrin; Krieg und Frieden; Coppelia / Wiederaufnahmen: Ein Sommernachtstraum; Ritter Blaubart; Der Troubadour ; Porgy und Bess; Der Fiedler auf dem Dach;
  This is a black and white poster. The bottom half lists the program for the 1973/74 season in black letters. The top half consists of a linocut that shows a scene from 'Katja Kabanowa', one of the operas to be performed. One woman is sitting at a desk writing a letter; two other women are sitting at a small table doing needlework. Their dresses and the décor of the room indicate that the story takes place at the end of the 19th century.
• 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.
• Liebeslieder / Tanzerische Kontraste III / Kompositionen von Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms; Choreographien von Harald Wandtke, Konstantin
  The background of this poster is light gray, the text is in black. In the center are two yin and yang shapes in pink, light red and dark red that complement each other to form a circle.
• Die listigen Frauen, oder Die Wilderer / Grosse Operette von Jacques Offenbach / Guido Masanetz / Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam. Steckbrief: Gesucht wird: Rastamagnac, Wilddieb und Schmuggler / Kennzeichen: Nase: gewohnlich; Stirn: gewohnlich; Mund: gewohnli
  The top half of this poster shows a black and white photo of a woman. A black beard and a large black hat disguise her as a man. The text, in predominantly black letters, occupies the poster's bottom half. The title is in red; the background is off-white with a narrow black edge.
• Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein / Rainer Kerndl / Maxim Gorki Theater / Urauffuhrung.
  The top part of the poster features a large gray suitcase with a brown handle. A label with the playwright's name is stuck to it. The text is in black at the bottom of the poster. The background ismostly beige with some pale yellow and pink.
• 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.
• Heute abend: Lola Blau / von Georg Kreisler / Musical fur eine Schauspielerin / mit Gabriele Bernsdorf / Landestheater Halle.
  This is a black and white poster. In the center is the rough outline of a woman's head with blonde hair. On her left arm is the Star of David identifying her as Jewish. The text if predominantly in white to contrast with the black background; the letters of the title consist of white dots.
• Jugendprojekt 2: Entwicklungen / Paul Gratzik : Lisa / Alfred Matusche : Prognose / Probebuhne / Berliner Ensemble / Institut fur Schauspielregie / Kunsthochschule Berlin / Berliner Ensemble.
  This poster is bright yellow with red text.
• Leonore / Ludwig van Beethoven / Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam / DDR-Erstauffuhrung.
  This poster has a black and white portrait of Beethoven in the top half. The text is in black letters on a white background. A thin black line frames the poster.
• Das Land Bum-Bum: der lustige Musikant / Oper fur Kinder und Erwachsene von Rainer Kirsch & Georg Katzer / Komische Oper / Urauffuhrung
  The main feature of this poster is a color drawing of a man's head with huge ears. He's holding a green trumpet. The text is in multiple colors in the top third of the poster. The background is white with thin diagonal black lines. The poster has a red and white striped frame.
• Leuchte, mein Stern, leuchte / Buhnen der Stadt Gera / DDR-Erstauffuhrung
  This poster has a black background with white text across the top and in the bottom right hand corner or the poster. A vertical, thick, bright red line divides the poster. A black and white tree whose crown is shaped like a star dominates the poster.
• Das Leben ist Traum / La vida es sueno / Calderon de la Barca / Ubersetzung: Fritz Rudolf Fries / Regie: Friedo Solter / Buhne: Hans-Jurgen Nikulka / Kostume: Christine Stromberg / Dramatrugie: Matthias Renner / Musik: Uwe Hilprecht / Maske: Wolfgang Utzt
  This poster shows a human body that seems to be wound up like the house of a snail. At the front it ends in a green head with stubbly hair; at the top is a head wearing an orange crown. The playwright's name and the title of the play are in the top left hand corner of the poster; the other information is in the bottom right hand corner. The background of the poseter is greenish beige.
• Die Letzten / Maxim Gorki / Maxim Gorki Theater
  A black and white portrait of five men and one woman dominates this poster. The characters depicted are middle-aged or older, very well dressed in elaborate uniforms and belong to the upper class. The portrait has a gold frame and is contrasted with a bright pink background. The title is in white cursive script along the bottom of the poster; the venue is in black letters underneath.
• Leb wohl, Judas / Ireneusz Iredynski / Schauspiel / Werkstatt Nr.9 / Kleist Theater
  This poster features a large black cross with a white tie loosely tied around it, on a bright red background. The text is in black letters across the top of the poster.
• Die Verurteilung des Lukullus / Oper in 12 Akten von Bertolt Brecht and Paul Dessau / Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin
  This poster is white with a bright blue edge around it. The text is in black letters in the top left corner. The other three corners of the poster have a large letter “L” that frames two branches of laurel, a couple of cherries and a knife and fork respectively. In the middle of the poster is a black sword with a blade that is covered in blood.
• Die letzte Frist: Valentin Rasputin, Dramitisierung von Krikor Asarjan und Mladen Mladenow, Deutsch von Wolfgang Koppe- DDR-Erstauffuhrung
  This poster is dark green; the text is in black letters – except for the title which is in white handwriting– and covers the bottom half of the poster. The top half shows a stage which is divided into two rooms – a bedroom and a dining room. The back of the stage looks out on several hills and a house under construction. This poster advertises for "The Final Deadline" by Valentin Rasputin.
• Leb und vergiss nicht: Valentin Rasputin- Landestheater Halle.
  This poster has a green background with the text in black across the top and the bottom of the poster. A black stick figure lies upside down diagonally across the poster as if falling. Two blue vertical lines are to the right of the figure and one is to its left. This poster advertises for the performance "Live and Do Not Forget" based on the novel of the same title by Valentin Rasputin.
• Landshuter Erzahlungen: Schauspiel von Martin Sperr- Landestheater Halle- DDR Erstauffuhrung
  The top third of the poster is blue with two large white dots which may represent clouds. The bottom two thirds of the poster show several line drawings of sky-scrapers which are upside-down on a green background. The text is in black across the top. This poster advertises for "Landshuter Stories" by Martin Sperr.