Teatro Oriente, Theatre in Providencia, Santiago, Chile

Teatro Oriente is a theatre in the Providencia commune of Santiago, Chile, built in the 1930s by architects Carlos Cruz and Escipión Munizaga for the Caja de Previsión y Estímulo del Banco de Chile. Its 2015 renovation replaced the lower stalls and restored the upper seats, recovered and varnished the original oak floor, and cut capacity from 1,047 to 913 seats so every one has full visibility.

Built in the 1930s by Carlos Cruz and Escipión Munizaga for the Caja de Previsión y Estímulo del Banco de Chile, it opened on 17 September 1935 as Teatro Olympo with the musical comedy Folies Bergère, one of some 250 cinemas built in Chile in those years. In the early 1980s it passed to the Instituto de Normalización Previsional, later the Instituto de Previsión Social, and in the 1990s the Fundación Beethoven and the Universidad de Chile administered it. After the 2010 earthquake it closed for repairs, and in 2020 the Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales approved its designation as a Monumento Histórico.

The theatre's name comes from its location in Providencia, and its 1935 debut featured the musical comedy "Folies Bergerie". In the 1990s, as seat of the Fundación Beethoven and the Sinfónica de Providencia, most shows were classical music; later administrations added popular music to the programme.

The theatre is in Providencia, Santiago. After the 2015 renovation the hall has 913 seats, all with full visibility, and access is through two aisles at the ends of the room instead of the former three corridors. Check the programme before travelling, since the stage was to be modified in a second phase.

The theatre opened on 17 September 1935 with the musical comedy "Folies Bergerie" under its original name, Teatro Olympo. It was one of roughly 250 cinemas built in Chile in the 1930s, alongside the Teatro Marconi and Teatro Baquedano.