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light as a live instrument: listening to rhythm, shaping atmosphere, and responding to the room.
light sets ↗tildaoreta
performance, movement, light, image, and the live moment—an archive of finished work and everything that makes it possible.
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november 2023indi na maliwatperformance ↗
may 2024(de)noisedirection / dramaturgy ↗
december 2024my survival toolkitperformance ↗
july 2025ang reportdirection ↗
production imagestudent handbookphotograph forthcoming
december 2025student handbooklighting / costume ↗
production imageang kaliitan ng kasalukuyanphotograph forthcoming
march 2026ang kaliitan ng kasalukuyancostume ↗
production imagewhite spacephotograph forthcoming
may 2026white spaceperformance / devising ↗
production imagebuwan at baril sa eb majorphotograph forthcoming
june 2026buwan at baril sa eb majordramaturgy ↗
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01indi na maliwatperformancesinagbayan2023 ↗02(de)noisedirection / dramaturgylanggam culminating2024 ↗03my survival toolkitperformancedgo2024 ↗04ang reportdirectiondulab · theatre 1412025 ↗05student handbooklighting / costumedulab · theatre 1422025 ↗06ang kaliitan ng kasalukuyancostumedulaang up2026 ↗07white spaceperformance / devisingdulab · theatre 1982026 ↗08buwan at baril sa eb majordramaturgydulab · theatre 1412026 ↗between the entries
each work opens into documentation, credits, and writing about how it became.
process writing ↗(03)
practice
inside the work“the work begins with a body in a room—and continues through rehearsal notes, technical cues, conversations, revisions, and what remains after.”
tilda oreta is an artist, performer, theatre-maker, and lights dj based in quezon city. her practice moves between live performance, movement, image, lighting design, and the conditions that make gathering possible—in theatres, performance spaces, and nightlife.
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