Noor Adabachi (he/him)
Artist Cohort

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Noor Adabachi was barely 18 at the start of the Lebanese civil war and was forced out of his native land to ironically take refuge in the land of his colonizer. Eager to discover himself as an artist and guided by his rebellious and opportunist nature; he jumped right into the rabble-rousing dance and theater world of 70’s France. Moving to California in the 80’s, he studied Stage & costume design at CalArts and collaborated on many film & stage productions before expanding to environmental sculptural installation, design, architecture and furniture making. Noor’s stage designs for theater include foolsFURY’s Dionysus Was Such a Nice Man directed by Ben Yalom, (dis)Place[d], directed by Ben Yalom, The Unheard of World, directed by Michelle Haner, and Faulted, directed by Evren Odcikin.

Noor also designed custom furniture for 3 decades, creating work for Milton Katselas, Oprah Winfrey, Catherine Bell, Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, and many others. His work has been featured in architectural magazines and on E The Entertainment Channel. With his partner Deborah, he is currently co-creating “Burning Wild”, a docu-myth performance ritual about loss, adversity and renewal.