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.
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.
