Poster for Negro Ensemble Company at the Teatro Parioli in Rome, Italy

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A poster for performances by the Negro Ensemble Company and Ballet Folklorico de Mexico in Rome, Italy. The poster has black background with printing in red, white, and light blue. At upper left is a black and white image of stone columns and a stone Mesoamerican style mask or face. There are wispy blue clouds across the top of the poster with [PREMIO ROMA] in large red letters. Most of the poster advertises performances at two theaters. At top is [TEATRO PARIOLI] in white letters against red, followed by dates and [NEGRO ENSEMBLE / The Lusitanian Bogey di P. Weiss / God is a….(Guess What?) di McIver] in white text. Below in the same style is [TEATRO SISTINA] with dates for [BALLET FOLKLORICO DE MEXICO]. At the bottom, in blue, is the Alitalia logo.

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