{"id":15768,"date":"2026-02-21T17:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=15768"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:02:56","slug":"on-oedipus-rex","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin\/en\/project\/on-oedipus-rex\/","title":{"rendered":"On &#8220;Oedipus Rex&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In 1910, K\u00e4the Kollwitz was an enthusiastic witness to the sensational premiere of Sophocles&#8217; \u201cOedipus Rex\u201d at the Schumann Circus. Impressed, she wrote in her diary:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Oedipus performance on November 7. Absolutely magnificent, absolutely tremendous. 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