East German Poster Database

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• Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates: Hermann Sudermann, Inszenierung: Thomas Langhoff
  This poster is white with an angel in one-shouldered tunic and black wings blowing a trumpet and carrying a broken sword. The title is in black script on the left left and top with the remaining text at the bottom. This poster advertises for "The Storm Journeyman" from Hermann Sudermann.
• Sinulja: Alexander Gelman- Maxim Gorki Theater
  This poster is black with white text at the top, left, and bottom. In the center is a depiction of a woman in overalls standing knee-deep in water, looking away from the viewer. This poster advertises for "Sinulja" from Alexander Gelman.
• Städtsiche Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt- Sende störing: Komödie von Károly Szakonyi
  This poster is white with the text in black at the top. Below is an anthropomorphized television in yellow and black, with a screen head on a suited body. The screen depicts a family whose faces are nothing but repeating lines in various patterns. This poster advertises for the comedy "Send Disorder" from Károly Szakonyi.
• Der Nußknacker: Ballett von Pjotr I. Tschaikowski- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
  This poster background is black. It depicts a girl with blonde pigtails and floral tutu-style dress in ballet pose, with the Nutcracker battling the Rat King below. This poster advertises for a performance of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker".
• Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Die Entführung auf dem Serail- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
  This poster depicts a framed picture of a walled town, with a man bringing a woman over the left wall via a ladder. A dashed red line from left to right shows a man leaping forward toward the city at the left and a man holding a blindfolded woman at the right. At the bottom center a man and a woman are depicted in an embrace. This poster advertises for a performance of Mozart's "The Abduction from the Seraglio".
• Sende störung: Komödie von Károly Szakonyi- im Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  This poster is white with an abstract depiction of three individuals whose bodies form a conglomeration of furniture striped in blue and green. The faces are mostly blank, while the left individual is wearing purple sunglasses, the middle has a large red question mark, and right has orange lips with curly hair. All three have antennae emerging from their heads. This poster advertises for the comedy "Send Disorder" from Károly Szakonyi.
• Landestheater Halle- Sommergäste- von Maxim Gorki, Regie: Peter Sodann, Bild: Rolf Klemm, Kostüme: H. Müller-Steinhoff
  This poster is white with a depiction in light purple and black of a group of people drawn in squiggly lines with shredded papers piled up at their feet. Dressed in black, the men are wearing hats. The text at the bottom is in black with the title in script. This poster advertises for Maxim Gorki's play "Summer Guests", directed by Peter Sodann.
• Sommer Theater- Dario Fo, en-suite- In der Volksbühne, DDR Erstaufführung
  This poster is white with a green border on all sides but bottom, and with a red dotted inner border. The title is at the top in black caps, with remaining text in red and black around the poster edges. A large red circle in center with "v"s of white dots makes up the Volksbühne logo. This poster advertises for a performance of "Dario Fo" in the Volksbühne's Summer Theater program, starring Hildegard Alex and directed by Carl-Herman Risse. This was the play's premiere in the DDR.
• "Nina, Nina, tam Kartina…": Werner Buhss- Kleist Theater
  This poster is black with a cartoon depiction of a humpty-dumpty style individual holding a hammer and sickle, with a star pinned to the lapel. The background is black and red. This poster advertises for "Nina, Nina, tam Kartina" from Werner Buhss.
• Das Sogenannte Privatleben- Konstantin Simonow, Volksbühnen
  This poster is white with black text. The text reads "The War is not in the past. Whether you like it or not, the War is now current in every life. In the cowardice of one, in the bravery of others, in the apathy of still others." This poster advertises for "The So-Called Life" from Konstantin Simonow.
• Gimpler Deutsch- Uraufführung, Volker Braun- Berliner Ensemble
  This poster is white with black text of varying size. This poster advertises for a collection of performances from Volker Braun and was the premiere in the GDR.
• Tanz Theater- Die 7 Todsünden Weill/Brecht- Die Hochzeit Strawinsky DDR-Erstaufführung
  This poster is a black and white repeated photographic portrait of a woman facing left with her hair pulled back. The text is at top, bottom and center right in white. This poster advertises for "The 7 Deadly Sins" from Weill and and Brecht and "The Marriage" from Stravinsky. Performances' premiere in the DDR.
• Hans Werner Henze/Vindine Ballett Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt
  Poster is pink with abstract depiction of a woman [?] surrounded by red and black lines. Appears to be charcoal. Text at top in lilac and red. Advertises for the ballet "Vindine" from Hans Werner Henze.
• Überle Gungen zu Felksd./Von Claus Hammel Regie: Ulf Keyn
  Poster is a large black and portrait of an unmaned man with mustache and beard. Text at top and bottom in red and white. Advertises for "Survival Conditions of Feliks D." from Claus Hammel, directed by Ulf Keyn.
• Alexander Chmelik/Bühnen der Stadt Magdeburg Theater für junge Zuschauer/Und Sie bewegt sich/Doch?
  Poster is white with depiction of a man wearing a pair of dragon wings, with shooting star and ringed planet in background. Text at top and bottom in black. Advertises for "And you're moving, right?" from Alexander Chmelik.
• Ein Märchen mit Musik nach den Brüdern Grimm von Peter Ensikat u. Rainer Lischka/Das Tapfere Schneiderlen/Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  Poster is light gree with depiction of a queen and king, two troll-like men, a boar, unicorn, and a man wearing a sash that reads "Baptism of a Trick". Along top border is a "7=" followed by a row of seven identical flies. Text at bottom in black. Advertises for the "fairy-tale with music based on te story from the Brother's Grimm". Performance is "The Brave Little Tailor" from Peter Ensikat and Rainer Lischka.
• Moliere/Tartuffe/Komödie/Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  Poster is orange with black/orange/white speckeled depiction of a clasped hands with ruffled white cuffs and wreath below. Text in black at top. Advertises for Moliere's comedy "Tartuffe".
• Das Tierhäuschen/Bobrowski Marschak Fehmel/Theater der Fruendschaft
  Poster is white with black and white etched depiction of a group of men inside what appears to be a zoo setting, some climbing, some hanging from bars, etc. Text below in black and red. Advertises for "The Little Zoo" from Bobrowski Marschak and Fehmel.
• P.A. Caron de Beaumarchais/Der tolle Tag/Regie: Helmut Straßburger Ernstgeorg Hering/Die Hochzeit des Figaro/Theater im Palast/Ausstattung: Gunter Kaiser Musik: Horst Behrsing/Theater im Palast
  Poster is red with depiction of a two spurred boots paritally obscure by a white splatter and rooster head above. Text in black on white top and bottom, with title in black script on white splatter in center. Advertises for "The Great Day" from P.A. Caron de Beaumarchais, based on "The Marriage of Figaro". Directed by Helmut Straßburger.
• Komische Oper Berllin
  Poster is red with a white inner border and a black outer border. Depicts a torso of a mermaid, surrounded by sun, flying fish, clouds, etc. on red. Text in black at top. Note: the poster is bottom 2 of 2 with PA-0741 1 of 2.
• Undine/Ballett
  Poster is red with white inner border and black outer border. Depicts a mer,aid tail from top center to middle, with various sea creatures surrounding. Advertises for the ballet "Undine". Note: poster is bottom 1 of 2 with PA-0742 2 of 2.
• Anna Elisabeth Wiede/Das Untier von Samarkand/Theater der Freundschaft
  Poster is white with depiction of a woman in red kneeling in front of a large shadowy figure which is also kneeling facing her. Text in black script top left and bottom. Advertises for "The Monster from Samarkand", from Anna Elisabeth Wiede.
• Die un-entschuldigte Nacht/Musikalisches Lustspiel von Andor Koloszvári Musik von Paul Gyöngy/Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  Poster is green with depiction of an male in a bowtie whose body forms a car at bottom, with a little girl hiding inside his jacket. Title at top in green and white on blue, with remaining text at bottom black on yellow. Advertise for "The Unexcused Night".
• Zwei Stücke/Über Leben/Der Krieg hat kein weibliches Gesicht/Swetlana Alexijewitsch/Still Life/Emily Mann/Theater im Palast
  Poster is white with black text. Main title underlined in red. Red dot bottom left. Advertises for two pieces with a "Survival" theme: "War has no female face", from Swetlana Alexijewitsch, and "Still Life" from Emily Mann.
• Komödie von V.B./Weitersagen/Die Übergangsgesellschaft/Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar/Volker Braun
  Poster is white with depiction of cube in center with silhouettes of body parts pressed flat against sides in blue, white, yellow, gray and green. Text above and below in black and red. Advertises for "The Transitional Society".