East German Poster Database

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• Hoffmann's Erzählungen: phantastiche Oper von Jacques Offenbach- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam
  This poster is white with a black border and text in white on black at the bottom left. It depicts a man in profile, presumably Hoffmann, with handwritten and largely illegible text surrounding him and line drawings of scenes from the play, partially obscured by the text. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hoffmann's Tales" with the music by Jacques Offenbach.
• Hamlet: William Shakespeare- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam
  This poster is predominantly red, with a depiction of bald human head, with eyes outlined in black in manner similar to a bandit mask. The face is traced vertically down the center in red. The background has intersecting red and black lines with various words, names, and phrases. The title is in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hamlet" by Shakespeare.
• Die Himmelfahrt der Galgentoni: nach Egon Erwin Kisch- Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg/ Nannie geht aus- nach Sean O'Casey
  This poster's background is divided vertically into black and blue, with white text on the former and black text on latter. In the center is an abstract portrait of a woman in a black negligee which has fallen off of her left shoulder. The woman is wearing purple eyeshadow with her hair in a bun. A black gramophone is featured in the bottom right corner. The left side advertises for "The Ascension of Galgonton" from Egon Erwin Kisch, while the right advertises for "Nannie Goes Out" from Sean O'Casey.
• Schlosstheater im neuen Palais Sanssouci- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Hochzeit des Figaro- Hans Otto Theater Potsdam
  This poster is tan with a brown border. A sepia photograph in center features an ivy-covered theater stage with chandelier hanging from ceiling, presumably the Schlosstheater in Neuen Palais at Sanssouci. The text is in black and at the top and red at the bottom. This poster advertises for the opera by Mozart, "The Marriage of Figaro".
• Halka: Oper in vier Akten von Stanisław Moniuszko
  This poster depicts a painted vortex in aqua, black and white, with the black silhouette of a bird whose wings have opened to match the curve of the vortex. A white origami bird flies above top right. The text is in white print at the bottom. This poster advertises for the opera "Halka" from Stanisław Moniuszko.
• Shakespeare: Hamlet- Landestheater Halle
  This poster is divided vertically. The left features the right half of a black-and-white portrait of William Shakespeare, while the right features the left half of portrait but upside-down. The text is in white on black at each corner. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hamlet" directed by Peter Sodann.
• Hoffmann's Erzählungen/phantastiche Oper Jacques Offenbach
  This poster's background is predominantly light blue, with darker blue splotches painted on top. It features a sketched snail-shell spiral in black, with various red pyramids pointing downward and appearing to pierce the spiral's surface. The text is in black below. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hoffmann's Tales" from Jacques Offenbach.
• Jacques Offenbach: Hoffmanns Erzählungen- Phantastische Oper in Fünf Akten- Landestheater Halle
  This poster's background is mainly comprised of pink dots on white, with line drawings of individuals in the midst of various daily activities (certain elements, e.g. dress, flowers, buildings highlighted in pink or white). Superimposed on all of this is a large black and white portrait of E.T.A. Hoffmann. The title is at the top in handwritten black script on white, with the remaining text in black print underneath. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hoffmann's Tales" from Jacques Offenbach.
• Volksbühne- Bulgakow/Tscherwinksi: Hundeherz
  This poster background is grayish white. It features a portrait of a bald female head lower left, comprised of a collage of lines, numbers, and images. Different intersecting black lines are throughout the poster, with the theater handwritten in black at top and the title in black print on white at bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of "Dog Heart", from Bulgakow and Tscherwinski.
• Begegnung mit Frauen - nach en Tonbandprotokollen von Maxie Wander: Guten Morgen, du Schöne
  This poster is predominantly black, with an off-white arched shape in center depicting a nude black-and-white fairy wearing a string of pearls around her neck. Outside the arch are depicted a crescent moon and various stars. The fairy's right leg grows into a root system underneath the arch. The text is in white at the top. This poster advertises for a performance of "Good Morning, Beautiful"; "encounters with women based on minutes from the tapes of Maxie Wander".
• Geburtstagsgäste: Volksstück von Jürgen Groß- Maxim Gorki Theater
  This poster is white with a hand-sketched depiction of a wine glass which has been tipped over. Spilled red wine is depicted in watercolor. The title of play is in handwritten black script that leans diagonal from center left to bottom right, with remaining text in black print at the top and bottom right. This poster advertises for the premiere of "Birthday Guests", from Jürgen Groß.
• Valentin Rasputin: Geld für Maria- Maxim Gorki Theater
  This poster is olive green with a portrait of individual in profile at center, comprised of a collage of text and textured material. The facial features are drawn on, with hand-written text superimposed in black and red. Three red arrows point to the individual from the left. This poster advertises for performance of "Money for Maria" from Valentin Rasputin.
• Brendan Behan: Die Geisel- Regie Thomas Langhoff
  This poster depicts a black and white pencil sketch of a skeleton smoking a cigarette and drinking a glass of presumably wine. It features hand-sketched text at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for a performance of Brendan Behan's "The Hostage", directed by Thomas Langhoff.
• Jorge Diaz: Glanz und Tod des Pablo Neruda- Volkstheater Rostock
  This poster background appears to be concrete, or a textured paint canvas. The text is black and seems hand-painted. A small photograph bottom right features an image of a rocky shoreline. This advertises for "The Splendor and Death of Pablo Neruda", from Jorge Diaz. Production by Hanns Anselm Perten.
• Pablo Neruda: Glanz und Tod des Joaquin Murieta, Co-Produktion Schauspeilschule- Deutsches Theater
  This poster is black with beige text at the top and bottom. It depicts in the center what is probably a statue, but difficult to interpret. One individual in a top hat has been colored over with re lines and white stars on blue strip in manner of American flag, another in fore appears to be holding a gun. Inset higher contrast. This advertises for a performance of "The Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murietas" by Pablo Neruda.
• Armin Stolper: Das Gemälde- Nach Daniil Granin- Hans-Otto Potsdam Theater
  This poster features three diagonal beige lines with green and white photographs between each. On first line is pink and green text announcing name of performance and author, with inspiring author. The left portion of the text has been cut off. Next line is the same with inverse colors. Bottom line has colors of the first, and announces the theater. Advertises for "The Painting", by Armin Stolper, and inspired by a work by Daniil Granin. This was the play's premier performance in the GDR.
• Garage: Satirische Komödie von Emil Braginiskij-Eldar Rjasanow- Theater der Stadt Cottbus
  This poster is black with a central part appearing to have been ripped away, revealing a pink grid on white. Superimposed is an image of a yellow vehicle engulfed in the mouth of a blue hippopotamus, which is standing on a black road drawn underneath. The text is in black on white at the bottom. This poster advertises for the Soviet satirical comedy "Garage" from Emil Braginskij and Eldar Rjasnaow.
• Gaudi Arium von G. Branstner Lieder, Couplets, Sprüche, Anekdoten, Balladen, Fabeln, und mehr/Landestheater Halle Regie: Jürgen Mai F. Hayner P.W. Bachmann und B. Stempel spielen
  This poster is black with squiggly green green superimposed. Within each square is a black and white photograph, presumably a scene from the performance. Three squares contain only green text, while on four others text is superimposed on the photograph. This poster advertises for the performance, "Gaudi Arium" from G. Granstner, which includes "songs, couplets, sayings, anecdotes, ballads, fables, and more". Directed by Jürgen Mai.
• Regie: Aljoscha Westermann- Gert Hofmann: Der Bürgermeister- Theater im Palast
  This poster is white with horizontal black lines spaced increasingly further apart from the top to bottom. In the center is a black line drawing with thick hatch marks of an anthropomorphic vessel with an open lid. Inside a faceless individual is visible, holding a pipe that reaches over the side. The text is in black at the left and bottom. Advertises for Gert Hofmann's "The Mayor", directed by Aljoscha Westermann.
• Landestheater Halle/Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Sommerspielplan- A.E. Modeste Grétry: Der eifersüchtige Liebhaber/ W.A, Mozart: Die Zauberflöte/ G.F. Händel: Floridante/ J.W. Goethe: Die Mitschuldigen
  This poster is a matte gold color with an black inner border left and right and white outer border. There is an orange, red, and black half-circle design at bottom with "1985" featured in red at center. The theater name is in white at the top, followed by the announcement of the plan for summer performances in red, followed by individual performances in black. These include "The Jealous Lover" by Grétry, Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Händel's "Floridante," and "The Complicit" by Goethe. The poster is possibly signed by the creator on back.
• Landestheater Halle/im Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt- Von Mai bis September- Theseus: Oper von Händel/ Der eifersüchtige Liebhaber: Komische Oper von Grétry/ Triumph der Empfindsamkeit: Grille von Goethe/ Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern: Stück von Hacks
  This poster is light gray with black text. It depicts a building in classic Greek style with a large arch and steps beneath. Underneath the arch is a gold on brown design, with text in the remaining white space. The text alternates between Gothic script and print. This poster advertises for performances from May through September in the Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt, including the opera "Theseus" from Händel, "The Jealous Lover", a comic opera from Grétry, "The Triumph of Sensibility" from Goethe, and "The Yearly Market Fest to Plunder" from Peter Hacks.
• Henrik Ibsen: Gespenster- Kammerspiele, Inszeneirung Thomas Langhoff
  This poster is iridescent silver with black ink splotches. It has a black border at the bottom with silver text. This poster advertises for "Ghosts", from Henrik Ibsen.
• Tanztheater- Gestalten und Klänge- Komische Oper Berlin
  This poster is brown with a depiction in center of an optical-illusion composed of multi-colored cubes. The text is in white at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for "Characters and Sounds", being a dance theater piece.
• Moliére: Der Geizige- Eine Komödie- Volksbühne
  This poster is white with black silhouette of a man with a 18th century styled wig. A large gold "V" is at the top with the playwright's name top left and theater name top right in black. A black and white portrait of Moliére at center of "V". The silhouette is surrounded by handwritten and stamped black text, mostly illegible. The title of the play is at bottom in black. This poster advertises for "The Miser", a comedy by Moliére.
• Das Glas Wasser: Musical nach Scribe von Helmut Käutner, Musik von B. Eichom und R. Sonder
  This poster is blue-green with black text. It depicts a glass half-full of pink liquid on a checkered tablecloth, the left half is red/white while the right is black/transparent. Liquid appears to be being poured into the class from left, with name running along line. Several other names run along random black lines, but appear to have nothing to do with actors in the performance. This poster advertises for "The Glass of Water", a musical directed by Rudolf Schraps.