orchestr
— The Author

Built by
an artist.
For artists.

Orchestr was born from real frustration, built up over twenty years of shows and installations. Romain Lalire created the tool that didn't exist.

Romain Lalire — performer on stage
"
I spent years looking for a tool
that thinks from the stage.
I never found one.
So I built it.
Romain Lalire Visual Artist & Creative Technologist
— Who

Romain Lalire is a visual artist, magician and creative technologist based in Paris.

Since 2004, he has created shows, installations and experiences that blend cutting-edge technology with live performance.

His clients include cultural institutions such as the Centre Pompidou, the Cité des Sciences, the Palais de Tokyo — and luxury brands including LVMH, Cartier, Hermès, Chanel, Kenzo.

His shows run on stages large and small. His installations run for weeks, months, sometimes longer.

With every project came the same problem: no tool thought like him. None started from the stage. All of them required adapting to their own logic — not the other way around.

Orchestr is the answer to twenty years of productive frustration.

→ romainlalire.com
Based in
Paris, France
Disciplines
Live performance
Show control & automation
Analog photography
Creative artificial intelligence
Holography & AR
Long-running installation
Since
2004 — 20+ years on stage
— Why It Matters

A tool built by someone who actually uses it.

Every Orchestr feature was born from a real need on a real stage.

PLB
The PLB in the magician's pocket
Because Romain is a magician. The wireless trigger fits in the palm of his hand. Invisible to the audience, decisive on stage.
WATCH
The Watch that vibrates at the right moment
Because he can't look at a screen while performing. The haptic feedback arrives at his wrist, in the silence of the stage.
INSTALLATION
Installation mode with a built-in scheduler
Because his works run unattended for months. Weekly scheduling, autonomous triggering, zero intervention.
RECORDER
The OSC/DMX recorder with Bézier curves
Because he wanted to play his light before programming it. Record live, adjust the curves, replay identically.
LIBRARIES
LiveLink libraries
Because he tours the same show across multiple venues. One library, multiple configurations. Adaptation is automatic.
STAGE → BOOTH
Control from the stage, not the booth
Because artistic decisions are made where the audience is looking — not behind a console twenty metres away.

This wasn't an engineer imagining what artists might need.

It was an artist who built what he needed.

— References

Shows and installations for demanding contexts.

Cultural Institutions
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Cité des Sciences
  • Palais de Tokyo
  • Nuit Blanche Paris
  • Nuits de Fourvière
  • Biennale de Gwangju 2023
  • European Commission
Brands and Events
  • LVMH
  • Cartier
  • Hermès
  • Chanel
  • Kenzo
  • Aethéris — Cité des Sciences
These contexts shaped Orchestr. Every show, every installation, every technical constraint contributed to what the software is today.
The philosophy

Between the real and the digital.
Always one step sideways.

Romain works at the intersection of physical objects and the digital world — building bridges between the two, creating interactions where no one expects them.

No border between analog and digital.
No hierarchy between tool and intent.
Just the question that matters: does it serve what we want to say?

Think through use · Go as simple as possible

Orchestr's philosophy is directly inspired by Apple: start from real usage, find the most direct path, eliminate whatever creates friction in the creative process.

Powerful doesn't mean complex.
Simple doesn't mean limited.

Always try the sideways step

Just because things have always been done a certain way doesn't mean they can't change.

The scene view in Orchestr Light —
a photo as background rather than a 3D model.
The multi-track timeline —
borrowed from video editing, not show control.
The performer in the loop —
designed from the stage, not from the booth.

Every choice comes from the same conviction: there's always a better way to do things.
You just have to look where no one else is looking.

— Contact
For Orchestr
Questions, support, custom modules
Bug reports, suggestions, specific integrations or custom modules for your equipment.
contact@orchestr.software
For artistic work
Shows, installations, collaborations
Creative projects, residencies, co-productions or technical and artistic collaborations.
contact@romainlalire.com

Have a unique piece of equipment to integrate into Orchestr? Custom modules are available — development of OSC, DMX, MIDI or proprietary protocol integrations.

→ contact@orchestr.software
Holographic performance — Orchestr

Orchestr is the tool
Romain uses on stage.
Now it's yours too.