@article{2941, keywords = {Marinetti, Mascagni, Pirandello, fascism, Soft power, theatre infrastructures, theatre networks}, author = {Matteo Paoletti}, title = {A Single Purpose: The Conquest of the Foreign Art Markets : Theatre and Cultural Diplomacy in Mussolini s Italy (1919-1927)}, abstract = {This article explores the role of theatre in the strategies of cultural diplomacy that developed in Italy between the last years of the liberal state (1919-22) and the rise of Benito Mussolini. It covers the period until 1927, when the establishment of the Istituti Italiani di Cultura (Italian Cultural Institutes) and the approval of a new regulatory framework for migration marked a new era for fascist soft-power ambitions.}, year = {2022}, journal = {New Theatre Quarterly}, volume = {38}, number = {3}, pages = {201-221}, month = {aug}, issn = {0266-464X}, doi = {10.1017/S0266464X22000148}, }