Alexanderprojekt – Part 3

Part 3 of our trilogy on Alexander the Great “The Death of Philip II” (working title) recently underwent a development phase with a cast of ten and was presented as a work in progress in London, November ’11. We hope to show the piece as part of the whole Trilogy within the next couple of years.

Hero or demon – an imaginative exploration of Alexander’s early life concluding with the assassination of his father King Philip II. There are still conflicting accounts of who was behind it – but we all know Alexander emerged as the new King of Macedonia who then carried out a ruthless purge before going on to conquer the known world.  Part 1 brings us love and revolt, Part 2 incest and revenge, and Part 3 …. ..?  It also looks at two major taboos – incest & patricide – which are repeated themes throughout the drama.

	“If a leaf is rustled On Paiko’s slopes A ripple roused In Siwa’s pools An eyelash torn A fibre slit I feel & suffer it in my hip” Apollo
	“If someone asks whence do we come We raise our arms and say The blue white star has fathered us But our mother is the clay” The Cripples
	“Is not truth a wonderful fang Remove it suppess it deny it – It’s poison kills from within” Olympias
	“If found insane When the stars go white We immolate them To the Lord of Light” Philip II
	“Father I want wives and dynasties Jades to stick my cocky spaniel in And be a happy bloke” Arrhidaios
	“There’s an age old truth in what I say A blade that goes to water in it’s Mother Will soon be washed in fatherly blood” Philip II