There are over 50 theaters, and many culture centers and “arte bars”, where you can see theater, art exhibitions and different music acts. Every 2 years there is the Festival de Teatro del Mercosur, Argentina’s most important theater festival, with many groups of South America.
Most important theaters include:
- Teatro del Libertador, Av. Vélez Sársfield / Duarte Quirós, the biggest and most traditional, in Italian opera-house style, featuring opera and classical music, but also more modern pieces.
- Teatro Real, San Jerónimo 66, facing Plaza San Martín, the second traditional theater, with a wide variety of shows, including opera, music, and humor.
- Teatro Comedia, Rivadavia 254
- Spacio Cirulaxia, Pasaje Pérez 12
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- Teatro La Cochera, Fructuoso Rivera 541
- Teatro Pacífico, Dean Funes 266
- Teatro Maipú, Maipú 350
- Teatro Córdoba, 27 de Abril / Belgrano (with cinema exhibitions)
Modern theater is also shown in Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril (s.u.), where there are parodies of popular movies, each Monday.
Mainstream cinemas are in the shopping centers of Patio Olmos, Nuevo Centro and Córdoba Shopping, but there are some traditional cinemas in the city center.
There are also more many art-cinemas, with some of them being very active cultural centers.
- Cineclub Municipal Hugo del Carril, Bv. San Juan and Obispo Trejo,
- Teatro Córdoba
- Facultad de Lenguas of the University, the
- Centro Cultural España Córdoba
- Sociedad Británica (British Society).
Many “arte bars” show movies, too.
In the many cultural centers there are not only a wide variety of shows and exhibitions, but you can also assist at many courses:
- Ciudad de las Artes, Av. Ricchieri (Parque Sarmiento; Bo. Villa Revol), a new cultural complex with many institutes
- Paseo de las Artes (see above)
- Pabellón Argentina, the cultural center of the University
- Centro Cultural España Córdoba, Caseros / Independencia, shows of modern music, theater, cinema and multimedia arts, and literature
- Goethe-Institut, Plaza España (Nueva Córdoba), German culture center
- Casa Grote (Padre Grote, Bo. General Bustos), “underground” culture center, with exhibitions, music and theater.
- 990 Arte Club (Bv. Los Andes y Las Heras)
There are also cultural activities at the CPCs (municipal district centers).
