The article explores Mojisola Adebayo’s two-hander STARS (preliminary workshop performance, Ovalhouse, 2018) through the lens of Afrofuturism . The play will be discussed in regard to future-making technologies. By analysing the overt as well as subtle references to science fiction and its tropes, this article lays out how Afrofuturism informs the play and how it is formative in liberating the main character. Furthermore, questions of violence against women, forms of resistance, and the function of the imagination will be examined. Adebayo deftly weaves Afrofuturist concerns into the everyday experiences of marginalised groups who face discrimination and exclusion, irrespective of whether their marginalisation is based on culture, gender, or age. Through this, the play offers ways of dealing with bodily and historical trauma and exclusion, while simultaneously addressing violent and harmful practices and power relations. The play may be set in the present and deals with current issues, but its performance of the future – in regard to resistance and liberation – proves to be its central feature.

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超越星空旅行：阿吉巴约（Mojisola Adebayo）明星的创伤与未来

本文通过非洲未来主义的视角探讨了Mojisola Adebayo的两人之星（车间初步表演，Ovalhouse，2018）。该剧将就未来技术进行讨论。通过分析对科幻小说及其寓言的公开以及微妙的引用，本文提出了非洲未来主义如何为戏剧提供信息，以及它在解放主角方面的形成方式。此外，还将探讨对妇女的暴力行为，抵抗形式和想象力的问题。阿德巴约（Adebayo）巧妙地将非洲未来主义者的关切编织到面临歧视和排斥的边缘化群体的日常生活中，而不论其边缘化是基于文化，性别还是年龄。通过这种方式，该剧提供了应对身体和历史创伤与排斥的方法，同时解决暴力和有害的习俗和权力关系。这部戏可能定在当下并处理当前的问题，但事实证明，它在抵抗和解放方面的未来表现是其主要特征。