Fiestas y Muertos serves as the core dramaturgical concept for the reimagination of Dulaang UP’s Noli Me Tángere (Noli). It divides the narrative into two stark visual and emotional realms: the chaotic, enforced joy of public festivities (fiestas) and the silent, haunting truth of systemic decline and death (muertos). This dichotomy reflects the societal ailment…