East German Poster Database

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• Wie Bärchen zur Sonne flog- Ein weihnachtliches Märchen für kleine und große Leute, Text: Peter Ensikat, Musik: Jürgen Ecke Buch und Regie: Jochen Thomas
  This poster is white with a cartoon depiction of an anthropomorphic sun, whose rays are tied with yellow ribbons in manner of pigtails. Sitting on the rays are a bear and blue dog, with a Santa and an angel in a baseball cap below. The title is at the top in black script, with descriptive text in black script in pink and blue cloud below. This poster advertises for "How Little Bear Flew to the Sun: A Christmas Fairytale for People Young and Old", directed by Jochen Thomas with text by Peter Ensikat.
• Palast der Republik: Spass muss sein!, Regie: Volker Büttner, Unterhaltung mit Stars, Gags und kleinen Extras, Großer Saal
  This poster is white with black text. It depicts a black top hat turned upside down, with the title and descriptive text appearing to emerge from inside. A single pink rose lays at the base. Performer and theater information is at the bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of "Fun Must Be!: Entertainment with Stars, Gags and Small Extras", directed by Volker Büttner".
• Strauss: Konzerte, Großer Saal, mit der Dresdner Philharmonie, Dirigent: Herbert Mogg, Österreich, Solisten: Carola Nossek, Sopran, Andreas Schmidt, Tenor, und dem Corps de ballet der Staatsoper Dresden, 26. 12. 1988, 20.00 Uhr, 27. 12. 1988, 15.00 und 19.00 Uhr
  This poster is gray with a sepia border and a sepia print in center of a bouquet bursting with flowers and musical instruments. The text is in blue at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for a concert of Strauss's music, with the Dresden Philharmonic.
• Shochiku Kageki-Dan- Tanzrevue Tokio…
  This poster is gray with a painted eye at the bottom, stretching from left to right, and a pink lotus above. The title is in black at the top, with the theater and performance information in a paper-textured rectangle at the top left. This poster advertises for a dance revue from Tokyo titled "Shochiku Kageki-Dan".
• Palast der Republik- Großer Saal: Johann-Strauß, Konzert, Berliner Sinfonieorchester…
  This poster is gold with with a black and white portrait of Johann-Strauß II in the center. The title of thee concert in white Gothic script surrounding, with remaining text in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for a concert of music by Johann-Strauß performed by the Berliner Symphony Orchestra.
• Rock und Pop - made in Hungaria- Palast der Republik Jugendtreff 14. bis 27. Juli 1986, jeweils 19.30 Uhr, Vorverkauf: am 26.5.86 Spreeufer, Restkarten an der Abendkasse
  This poster's background is comprised of blue dots on a white background. The dots gradually reverse to white on blue toward the bottom of the poster. A white outline of a triangular prism is in the center with a reverse pattern inside. White light goes in at the left side of the prism and appears fractured in the colors of the Hungarian flag at the right. Various shapes and prisms are scattered about in yellow, white and green. The text is in blue on white at the bottom. This poster advertises for a Youth Festival for Hungarian rock and pop music.
• Maria Stuart/Sergej Slonimski/DDR-Erstaufführung/Operhaus Leipzig
  Poster is black at top with depiction of nude blindfolded woman in profile with a small white crown on top of her head. Background at bottom is diagonal black and blue lines, with depiction itself sharply geometric. White text at top. Advertises for the DDR premiere of "Maria Stuart", from Sergej Slonimski.
• Musical von Tom Jones und Harvey Schmidt: Das Musikalische Himmelbett- Landestheater Halle
  This poster's background is blue fading to a lighter blue near the bottom. It depicts black silhouetted trees at bottom lining a black and white cobblestone path. A White bed sits on the path with two individuals visible from behind. The text is in black at the top. This poster advertises for the musical "The Musical Sky Bed" from Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.
• Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg- Ehrung 1983- Landestheater Dessau
  This poster's background is an orange to blue gradient diagonally from the top left to the bottom right. The text at the top is in black type and black gothic print. It features a black and white Renaissance depiction of three period men discussing red sheet music. This poster advertises for Wagner's "The Master Singer from Nürnberg".
• Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin- Manuel de Falla, Meister Pedros Puppenspiel, Ballet: Der Liebeszauber, Concerto per Clavicembalo, Hommage à Debussy-Psyché
  This poster is white with a red border. The text is in black except for the name "Falla" in the performance title. This poster advertises for "Manuel de Falla", a puppet play from Master Pedro.
• Joseph Haydn: Apollo-Saal- Marionetten~Opera, Deutsch Staatsoper Berlin. Staatliches Puppentheater Neubrandenburg
  This poster is black with white text at the top and bottom. It depicts a white outline of Haydn, filled with a wood grain white on black pattern. In the center of the outline's head is a photograph of two wooden marionettes. This poster advertises for a Marionette Opera from Joseph Haydn.
• Martha: Oper von Friedrich v. Flotow- Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  This poster is lime green with partial aubergine circles in the top left and right corners. In the center, there is a woman with blue hair and only one (right) eye, which is a circle with a black and white portrait of a man in a hat. The text at the bottom is in navy, with the title of the performance, "Martha", in decoratively patterned letters. This poster advertises for the opera by Friedrich v. Flotow.
• Der Maulheld/Komödie von Joachim Knauth nach Plautus Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam im Garten nebenan
  Poster is green with black text at top in left to right vertical alignmnet. Depicts an individual in a Roman-style helmet withmouth open and tongue hanging out. Advertises for "The Loud-Mouth", a comedy from Joachim Knauth.
• Der Meteor/Regie Vera Oelschlegel Ausstattung Frank Borisch Musik Johannes Wallmann/Eine Komödie in zwei Akten von Friedrich Dürrenmatt im Theater im Palast
  Poster is in black and white. Depicts a man in only a long white shirt sitting atop a column with head hanging, and a cigarette in his right hand. Column is beginning to fragment at fore corner. Title of performance in yellow top left with remining text in white. Advertises for the the two act comedy "The Meteor" from Friedrich Dürrenmatt directed by Vera Oelschlegel.
• Joachim Brehmer/Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling/Uraufführung Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt
  Poster is green with red border. Depicts profile of bald head in white with polluting smokestacks drawin in gray inside. A red butterfly cut-out is between head and black text at top. Advertises for the premiere of Joachim Brehmer's "Mankind is no Butterfly".
• Johann Wolfgang Goethen S/Lust-Spiel/Die Mitschuldigen/Regie: Horst Drinda/Theater im Palast
  Poster is white with a painted depiction of a white-haired man wearing an orange laurel crown holding the strings of four puppets on a yellow stage below: a man and woman dressed similarly, a third man wearing what appears to be a kilt and holding a letter, and a robber. Text in black script and red gothic print on the stage above and below. Advertises for a performance of Goethe's "The Guilty", directed by Horst Drinda.
• Maß für Maß/Komödie von Shakespeare/Hans-Otto Theater Potsdam
  Poster is textured yellow background with "Maß" written in white type in center and "Maß für" painted over in red. Behind is a black grid with various scribbled and illegible black text. Remaining text below in black type. Advertises for a performance fo Shakespeare's comedy "Measure for Measure".
• Morgen War Krieg/Schauspiel von Boris Wassiljew im Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam (DDR-Erstaufführung)
  Poster is black with gray and white title. Remaining text in black on gray at bottom. Advertises for the play "In the Morning there was War", from Boris Wassiljew.
• IX. Musik Biennale Berlin/Internationales Fest neuer Musik 18. bis 27. Februar 1983 Berlin-Hauptstadt der DDR/Veranstalter: Verband der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR ž Ministerium für Kultur
  Poster is black with orange text. Features an abstract white painted swirl at left with three rounded shapes to the right. Advertises for the 9th Music Bienial in Berlin, an international fest of new music from the 19th through 27th of February, 1983 in Berlin.
• Der Mann des Schicksals Komödie in Einem Akt von Bernard Shaw/Regie: Wolfgang Heinz Ausstattung: Gunter Kaiser/Theater im Palast
  Poster is black with white depiction of Napolean-like figure holding a blonde doll in an orange dress. Text in white top and bottom right. Advertises for "The a Man of the Schicksals", a comedy in three acts from Bernard Shaw directed by Wolfgang Heinz.
• Musiksommer im Apollo-Saal/28. Juli bis 13. August 750 Jahre Berlin 1987…
  Poster is yellow with a photo of the inside of presumably the Deutsche Staatsoper, replete with exquisite chandeliers. Advertises for a "Music Summer" in the Apollo-Saal from July 28th through August 13th.
• Regie: Vera Oelschlegel/Uraufführung/Ausstattung: Gino Hahnemann/Theater im Palast/Jürgen Lemke/Männerbiografien in der DDR/Ich bin Schwul
  Poster is white with black and white homoerotic photograph of a man in very short shorts from behind, carrying a reel to reel in his righthand. Text in black on all sides. Advertises for "Men's Biographies in the DDR: I am Gay", directed by Vera Oelschlegel.
• Maria Magdalena von Franz Xaver Kroetz/Maxim Gorki Theater
  Poster features traditional portrait of Mary Magdalene looking upward with hand on her chest. Fingernails have been painted red. Title on yellow banner across top left corner in black text with theater information at bottom in white. Advertisese for play titled "Maria Magdalene" from Franz Xaver Kroetz.
• Puccini/Manon Lescaut
  Poster is a photograph of a metal sculpture right hand with a ring on index finger, set in sand with various objects surrounding, including a pearl strand, orchid, peacock feather, etc. Text at bottom. Advertises for Manon Lescaut's opera "Puccini".
• !Gesucht!/Kilkoa: Untat in Gelbherrenpagode/Am hellerlichten Tag raubten vier Soldaten 4 Opfer-stöcke (!!) aus, um Bier zu beschaf-fen! ž Am Tatort blieb 1/4 Pfund Haare zurück. ž Weiterer Verlauf der unglaublichen Ereignisse + der auf-sehenerregende FALL
  Poster is yellow at top and bottom, with center diagonally striped in yellow and white. Text in black. Depiction in black in center of a man with a white bald spot and red arrow pointing to it, with caption reading "Who has seen the man with the bald spot?" Poster reads: "Wanted! Kilkoa: In broad daylight four soldiers robbed four victims in order to purchase beer! A quarter pound of hair was found at the scene. Later see the outcome of these spectacular events in the Case of the Packers". Advertises for "Man = Man", from Bertolt Brecht starring Galy Gay.