East German Poster Database

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• 1984: Neuinszenierungen- Landes Theater Halle
  This poster has a cream background with black, green, red and white letters. It advertises a program of new productions (Neuinszenierungen) including plays, operas and a musical. Some featured pieces are Volker Braun's "Der große Frieden", Anton Tschechow's "Drei Schwestern", Heiner Müller's "Der Auftrag", Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte", Handel's Floridante, Karl Ottomar treibmann's "Der Preis", and Das Glas Wasser.
• Neues Theater- Landes Theater Halle
  This poster has a green background with a red stripe across the middle of the poster. Advertises for a series of new, avantgarde plays, i.e. “Neues Theater”, with work by Athol Fugard, Alexander Gelman, Rudi Strahl, Heinar Kipphard, Maxie Wander, and Harald Mueller.
• Nachtasyl- Maxim Gorki Theater
  This poster is white and black with the play's title “Nachtasyl” written with shadows. The play is Maxim Gorki's “Depths”, to be performed at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin
• Der Neue Prozess: Peter Weiss, Franz Kafka gewidmet- DDR-Erstaufführung
  This poster is white with a black sketch of a man in a hat and an overcoat. Large black print letters advertise the play “Der Neue Prozess” (The New Trial) by Peter Weiss. It is dedicated (gewidmet) to Franz Kafka.
• Das Nest Des Auerhahns: Ein Stück v. Viktor Rosow- Bühnen Der Stadt Gera
  This poster is white with a black and white Russian Orthodox style depiction of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. It advertises the play “Das Nest Des Auerhahns” (The Grouse's Nest) by Viktor Rosow.
• Die Nacht Des Soldaten: Schauspiel von Carlos Cerda- Teatro Lautaro, Chilenisches Schauspielensemble am Volkstheater Rostock
  This poster is black with white text and what looks like a print of an etching depicting two soldiers with guns and a person, possibly deceased, laying in the grass. This poster advertises a performance by a Chilean troupe, the Teatro Lautaro, of a play by Carlos Cerda “The Night of the Soldiers” (Die Nacht des Soldaten).
• Die Nachtglocke, Komische Oper in einem Akt: Donizetti- Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg
  This poster is pink with red letters advertising a performance of Donizetti's Opera “Il Campanello” or “The Night Bell” (Die Nachtglocke).
• Nachtprogramm
  This poster is white with black headers, and a border in bright neon orange ink. The poster is program listing the dates and locations of performances at various theaters.
• Berliner Ensemble: Neue Texte … - 19.30 Probebühne
  This poster is a light purple with dark purple letters. It lists various performances of new works by the Berliner Ensemble, such as Richard Pietraß, Eberhard Häfner, Steffen Mensching, Hans-Eckhardt Wenzel, Jan Faktor, Thomas Rosenlöcher, Christiane Grosz, and Brigitte Struzyk.
• Rodion Stschedrin: Nicht nur Liebe, DDR - Erstaufführung- Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
  This poster is white with black letters, except for the first two words having flowers form the first letter of each. The center depicts a man in a red shirt, brown pants and boots, laying on a bed of blue/purple flowers, looking up into a blue starry night with a full moon, framed by women, a rooster and a cow. This poster advertises for Rodion Stschedrin's play “Nicht nur Liebe” (Not only Love).
• Joachim Brehmer: Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling, Uraufführung- Städtische Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt
  This poster has a green background with a red border. In the center there is a white silhouette of a persons head, filled in with a gray drawing of a factory with smoke stacks. There is a red butterfly above the head. The poster is for the premier of Joachim Brehmer's play “Der Mensch ist kein Schmetterling” (Man is Not a Butterfly).
• M. Jones Band- Mit der LP auf Tour: Herz Schlag
  This poster has a white background with a black grid. In large red and black letters it says M. Jones Band. There is a picture of what looks like an album cover, which depicts a metronome with a heart on the tip, hence the name “Herz Schlag” or “Heart Beat”.
• Kap der Unruhe / Alfred Matusche / Regie: Winkelgrund / Maxim Gorki Theater.
  Poster is in landscape format. In the foreground is a small figure who's looking over a landscape of fields and trees. A row of red and white striped poles mark a road that leads to a modern city with skyscrapers. The city lights make the sky bright yellow even at night. The text is arranged in gray letters on a black frame that surrounds the painting.
• Das Spiel vom Kaspar, von der Konigin Tausendschon und der noch tausendmal schoneren Prinzessin Schneewittchen / von Franz Fuhmann / Urauffuhrung / Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam.
  An abstract painting of a clown's head dominates this poster. It features a bright red forehead and nose, large blue eyes and mouth. One of the eyes is surrounded by a wide band of yellow, one of the cheeks is bright red. The background is gray; the text is in dark blue letters across the top.
• Der Kaufmann von Venedig / von William Shakespeare / Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.
  This poster shows a painting of a man wearing a Doge's hat and cloak who is seated. He's looking at an outstretched hand that reaches into the poster from the left and if offering money. Another hand holding a short dagger is visible above. The colors are various brown and beige tones. The title is in pink letters across the top.
• Komodie ohne Titel / Federico Garcia Lorca / Berliner Ensemble / DDR-Erstauffuhrung.
  This black and white poster shows a drawing by Federico Garcia Lorca of a harlequin with two faces that are partially superimposed. The text is in black in cursive writing across the top and along the bottom of the poster.
• Kasimir und Karoline / Odon von Horvath / Maxim Gorki Theater.
  The main feature of this colorful poster is a woman in a red dress holding a beer mug who seems to be suspended in the air. On the right hand side is a man with a mustache wearing a blue suit who is reading a unicycle. Underneath the woman is a huge pair of scissors that are cutting through a painting of an idyllic landscape of palm trees and a lake with mountains and a huge red setting sun in the background. On the left a woman's hand reaches into the picture holding an ice cream cone.
• 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.