Noor Abed (Palestine) works at the intersection of performance and film, with an urgency to establish a new representational mode of documentary intertwined with the imaginary. Her work conjures history as a permanent present tense, a collective and imaginative act. In 2020, she co-founded the School of Intrusions, an independent pedagogical platform in Palestine, where participants intrude, gather and discuss site-based learning, community formation, and alternative economic models.

Abed considers how alternative forms of representation can disrupt established discourses and open up possibilities for rewriting reality. Her research is particularly concerned with social choreography - the ways collective movement, social relations, and political ideologies are organized, embodied, and performed. She studies collective rituals of mourning and dance as social constructs, mainly in Palestine. Her interest lies strongly in thinking about the role of collective rhythmic movement and the potential impact that shared feelings can evoke in creating and sustaining a community. Abed’s book 'Stars at Midday' was published by Occasional Papers in October 2024.