Chthonic Theater (pronounced Thon-ik) is an Oakland based performing and visual arts collective, started by three sisters, Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen (the T-sisters). The word chthonic means literally , “in, under, or beneath the earth” and often connotes feminine associated deities and the creative unconscious. Chthonic Theater’s projects involve collaboration and experimentation with music, dance, theater, written word as well as visual transformation of space through costumes and sets.
Every month, Chthonic Theater hosts a Variety Show where performing artists of all kind are encouraged to share. The Variety Show is generally followed by a featured musical act.
Chthonic Theater premiered its first full length theater production in June 2009 with great success. A Murmured Tale, written by the T-Sisters, Melanie Paterson and various other collaborators, was performed at Shotwell Studios in San Francisco.
Chthonic Theater had their first go at outdoor, solar powered theater in Black Rock City, Nevada this past summer with their International House of Folk Tales (IHOFT). Their portable outdoor stage was built with Grid Beam, a modular, reusable building material.
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Chthonic Theater premiered its first full length theater production in June 2009 with great success. A Murmured Tale, written by the T-Sisters, Melanie Paterson and various other collaborators, was performed at Shotwell Studios in San Francisco.
Chthonic Theater had their first go at outdoor, solar powered theater in Black Rock City, Nevada this past summer with their International House of Folk Tales (IHOFT). Their portable outdoor stage was built with Grid Beam, a modular, reusable building material.