Notes from the desk

Tavolo Legalità e Sicurezza in Bologna: the new national contract for live workers in cooperatives, the “Decreto Palchi” on stage safety and the Jobs Act.

The Italian presentation of the new Robe BMFL at Cinecittà World in Rome: a bright, fast multifunction moving head.

Mega-constructions: “Luglio Suona Bene” 2014 in the Cavea of the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, a month-long festival for 3,000 people a night.

Tones on the Stones Light Contest: six young lighting designers under 35, a festival in a marble quarry and a jury of four lighting artists.