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Dreaming Futures into Being

Speculative storytelling w/ Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini

,Frobisher Room 1
Still from Shielders (2020) short film (dir. Debbie Hannan)

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Every future begins as an act of imagination. 

Led by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, this workshop invites participants to step into the role of future-makers and designers. Through guided exercises in speculative storytelling, participants will build original worlds, shaping their landscapes, technologies and histories. 

Working individually and collaboratively, we will explore how these elements create culture, memory and meaning in societies that do not yet exist. By the end of the session, participants will have developed fragments of their own imagined worlds, using storytelling as a tool to question the present and reimagine the future.

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Age guidance: 16+

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Accessibility:
If you have any access requirements that you'd like our team to be aware of ahead of participating in the workshop, please email [email protected] with the subject 'Access requirements Dreaming Futures workshop' and our team will get back to you.

Image credit:
Lewis den Hertog
Still from Shielders (2020) short film (dir. Debbie Hannan)

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini is a multi-award-winning bionic writer, filmmaker and creative researcher. Matilda was selected as a Star of Tomorrow 2020 by Screen Daily Magazine; a feature film screenplay they co-wrote was selected as part of The Brit List 2020; a BFI Flare x BAFTA 2023 mentee; was an Inevitable Foundation x Loreen Arbus Elevate Collective Award Grantee 2024; and received the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize for Drama. As a playwright, Matilda’s debut play ‘Muscovado’ won the Alfred Fagon Audience Award. They have written audio dramas for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Audible. Matilda’s next play 'Little Miss Burden’ premiered at the Bunker Theatre and won a Popcorn Finalist Award. Their last play ‘Sleepova’ premiered at the Bush Theatre; won the 2024 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre and Most Promising Playwright Award at 2023 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. Screen credits include: BAFTA TV-Nominated ‘CripTales’ for BBC America & BBC4. ‘MO <3 KYRA’ a short film produced by Film4 and 104 Films debuted at BFI London Film Festival 2023. They co-wrote an episode on Amazon Prime’s series ‘Wilderness’ and BBC’s ‘The Dumping Ground’.

Frobisher Room 1

Location
The Frobisher Rooms are located on Level 4 in the main Barbican building and can be accessed by lift or stairs from Level G. 

Address
Level 4,
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.