About the work
Play by Jelena Kovačić after Margarethe von Trotta's film Rosa Luxemburg (1986). World premiere on 6 November 2026 at the Kammerspiele of Deutsches Theater Berlin, directed by Anica Tomić.
Plot
The life of the Polish-born socialist, theorist and Berlin politician Rosa Luxemburg up to her murder by right-wing Freikorps in January 1919, blending drama and documentary material.
Cultural significance
The production asks what Luxemburg's legacy means today in the face of militarisation, rising nationalism and fear as a political tool.