Theater poster VOLKSBÜHNE Berlin 1969: HORIZONTS (G. Winterlich), 11 signatures!

 

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You are bidding on one Screen printed poster the Volksbühnen Berlin (GDR) from 1969.

 

Format: 30x41.7cm

 

From almost Allen actors and actresses originally signed!

 

Horizons. Piece by Gerhard Winterlich. Edited for the Volksbühne by Heiner Müller and others. Artistic direction Benno Besson.

 

Pressure: Screen printing VEB Druckkombinat Berlin.

For 1. In January 1968, the Printing Combine Berlin emerged from the graphic workshops and other companies, which carried out orders from the Berlin administration, from the parties and mass organizations, from theaters, cinemas and the state art trade. At that time the printing combine had around 2,000 employees. (Source: wikipedia.)

 

Draft: Volker Pfüller.

Volker Pfüller (* 7. June 1939 in Leipzig; † 23. October 2020 in Rudolstadt was a German graphic artist, set designer and university professor.

 

The quite critical piece was released on the 25th. September 1969 at the Volksbühne Berlin (I didn't research how many performances there were in total; the poster at the bottom left is dated 1969).

 

Signatures are available from:

-Benno Besson

Benno Besson (* 4. November 1922 in Yverdon; † 23. February 2006 in Berlin; actually René-Benjamin Besson) was a Swiss actor, director and theater director.

 

-Angelica Domröse

Angelica Domröse (* 4. April 1941 in Berlin) is a German stage and film actress who became one of the most famous actresses in the GDR, especially through her role as the single young mother “Paula” in Heiner Carow's cult film The Legend of Paul and Paula (1973).

 

-Eberhard Esche

Eberhard Esche (* 25. October 1933 in Leipzig; † 15. May 2006 in Berlin) was a German actor who became known primarily for classical roles at the Deutsches Theater Berlin.

 

-Marion van de Kamp

Marion van de Kamp (* 24. October 1925 in Barmen, today Wuppertal; † 28. May 2022) was a German actress and television announcer.

 

-Ursula Karusseit

Ursula Karusseit (* 2. August 1939 in Elbing, West Prussia administrative district, East Prussia province; † 1. February 2019 in Berlin) was a German actress and director.

 

-Wolfgang Lohse

Wolfgang Lohse (* 15. April 1928 in Gotha) is a German actor, dubbing and radio play speaker.

 

-Wilfried Ortmann

Wilfried Ortmann (* 10. April 1924 in Calbe an der Milde; † 3. March 1994 in Berlin) was a German actor.

 

-Helmut Straßburger

Helmut Straßburger (* 11. January 1930 in Dessau; † 19. June 2010 in Berlin) was a German director, actor and theater manager.

 

-Hans Teuscher

Hans Teuscher (* 10. April 1937 in Dresden; † 31. October 2015 in Berlin) was a German actor, dubbing and radio play speaker.

 

-Hilmar Thate

Hilmar Thate (* 17. April 1931 in Dölau, Saalkreis; † 14. September 2016 in Berlin) was a German actor.

 

Marianne Wuenscher.

-Marianne Wunscher, married Wunscher-Pietsch (* 30. December 1930 in Berlin; † 9. August 1990 ibid) was a German actress.

 

Susanne Duellmann is the only actress who does not have a signature; also not by Gerhard Winterlich and Heiner Müller.

 

It was already released in 1968 (with other actors in a different adaptation). Workers' Theater of the Petrochemical Combine Schwedt (a recording of which was shown on GDR television). The author Gerhard Winterlich was the director of this theater. Benno Besson, the artistic director of the Volksbühne, was so enthusiastic that he commissioned Heiner Müller to create a new version for his ensemble. In 1969 he opened his first season at the Volksbühne.

 

On quite strong paper.

 

Extremely rare!

 

Attached are three program notes/leaflets for the piece; one dated by hand 17. October 1969. This was certainly the day the autographs on the poster were signed.

 

1.) Horizons. Season 1969/70, program sheet 1 "Horizons", premiere 25. September 1969. Graphic design Inge Eckert. Cover: Manfred Grund. Photos: Harry Hirschfeld. -- With a "Small 'Horizons' Chronicle. Hand-dated "17./X.69."

 

2.) Horizons by Gerhard Winterlich. Edited for Volksbühne by Heiner Müller. 20. Anniversary of the GDR. XIII. Berliner Festtahe (pure list of the people involved).

 

3.) Monthly program of the Volksbühne at Luxemburgplatz, October 1969. All images come from the piece "Horizons". On the 17th October 1969 “Horizons” was played at the Volksbühne.

 

Condition: Poster lengthways and folded crosswise; browned, slightly stained, with small corner creases. The program books are slightly stained. Please also note the pictures at the end of the item description!

 

Internal note: SAM-BER