The Constant Principle

The Constant Principle Second redaction. A play in three acts, two cemeteries, and one concert Director: Boris Yukhananov , by Stanislavsky Electrotheatre Part I : In 1437, the Portuguese prince Don Fernando is taken prisoner by the Sultan of Morocco after an unsuccessful military expedition. In exchange for his freedom, the prince is ordered by the Sultan to destroy the town of Ceuta, a Catholic stronghold in North Africa. Prince Fernando decides that his life is not worth such a concession. He prefers life as a slave in a Muslim prison. - Part II : The second part of the performance The Constant Principle consists of mutating scenes sharing common motifs and places associated with Alexander Pushkin’s Feast in a Time of Plague.