Woman Rising, the annual celebration of women through
Music, Arts and Networking returns on April 8 and 9, 2017 in a two-day
extravaganza in its usual extension of the annual celebration of International
Women’s Day.
Now in its seventh year, WOMAN RISING has evolved from a small 50-person gathering which
debuted in 2011 to a comprehensive, far-reaching and
impactful annual 2-day meeting of women across the creative and business
spectrums alike - attracting over 500 women cumulatively.
Our 2017
ensemble will feature Adunni Nefertiti (all-female acapella folk group),
Kaline, amazing newcomers Evelle, Debbie and Sheillah, as well as our
international guest percussionist Angela Paz Alhucema (Chile). We also look
forward to having longtime friend of the house, ChiGurl finally on the WOMAN
RISING stage.
The two-day event will be hosted by award winning
actress, Lala Akindoju across various venues allowing women and the men who
love them to connect, empower and celebrate womanhood and the accomplishments
of women in business, the humanities, philanthropy and the arts. The weekend
will begin with Woman Rising’s landmark exclusive networking brunch and will be
concluded with a grand and very critically acclaimed music concert featuring
ALL WOMEN performers. The weekend will also feature a private fringe art salon
- all focused on womanhood and creativity.
In aformal statement, Ugoma Adegoke & Zebra Living,
conveners of the event,gleefully announced “we proudly present WOMAN RISING
2017, the 7th edition scheduled for Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of April 2017. In a nutshell, WOMAN RISING our own way
of celebrating International Women’s Day and WOMEN through the very powerful
tools of Music & The Arts
and Networking year after year.Our celebration format
has infused various aspects of the arts
(literature, visual art, dance, film) over the past 6 years and this year we
are proud to continue in that tradition. We are planning an uplifting and
connecting weekend featuring the most exciting female creatives, artists and
artistes - for the enjoyment of the entire city (men and women alike).We continue to harness strategic
partnerships and friendships with sponsors and artists to present a high
quality and carefully curated and entertaining programme in 2017.”
Continuing, the statement added “this year’s Woman
Rising celebration will hold in April, slightly later than usual, but the
conveners have noted that “The focus on and celebration of women is after all a
year-long fact (and therefore not restricted to March) and we believe we can
deliver the best experience and achieve better support from sponsors now,
considering the economic woes we see across sectors and country. We need our
sponsors and are prepared to walk with them in the challenging times and mould
our needs to suit their capabilities.”
WOMAN
RISING 2017 is presented by Ugoma Adegoke & Zebra Living and supported by
FBN Quest, Cointreau, The Wheatbaker, Strada Media, sabinews.com and The
Guardian.
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