Lucio Argano, Francesco Giambrone "The show in Italy 1945-2025: eighty years of AGIS"
AGIS Italian General Association of Entertainment, the body that represents almost all live entertainment and cinema exhibition in our country, celebrated eighty years since its foundation in 2025.
This volume, which makes use of the contribution of numerous experts and representatives of the associations that express the different worlds of theater, music, dance, circus, traveling show and cinemas, aims to describe the evolution of AGIS and the role played in the sectoral changes that have occurred during this long period. It is a story that looks at the experience and history of the association in the context of the political, institutional, social and economic transformations of the country, but at the same time wants to reflect on the future, prospects and challenges for Italian entertainment and its representation.