ACT III / THE ACADEMY / The Chthonic at Eleusis is an installation by Scott Benzel.

Within the space of our walls, this set will trace two traditions of theater back to ancient Greece.
On the one hand, a theater of education, of the rational, the Apollonian strain of Plato's Academy. On the other, the chthonic strain of the Mysteries at Eleusis, an early mystery cult worshipping Demeter and committed to irrationality, a theater of entertainment.

Both facets of early theatricality will exist in one space and over the course of the sun's setting (from 6:30 to 9), the show will go through a choreographed transformation from the 'daylight' of the Academy to the 'nightlight' of the Mysteries.

OPENED 09.21 with a live performance by EZRA BUCHLA