Note: On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Italian Cultural Institute will open its doors to the public in its new space at 150 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1580, Chicago, IL 60601.
The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago is the cultural office of the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago. Founded in 1985, it is one of six cultural institutes of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the United States.
Located in the heart of Chicago along the iconic Magnificent Mile, the Institute is a vibrant center for Italian culture. It operates as a source of information on Italian life and culture and showcases Italy’s classical and contemporary heritage, with particular reference to art, music, cinema, design, architecture, literature, fashion, theatre, cuisine, science and technology.
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“This work is not a philological or historical work. It is a work of aesthetics, poetics, and structural analysis on what is nowadays called Commedia dell’Arte. This type of theater is the most concrete, long-lived, structured theatrical genre or system of theatrical genres. The character of Pulcinella provides the powerful aesthetic-poetic, and structural basis for viewing Commedia.” – Antonio Fava
A book signing with the author will follow.
The event is free with registration.
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