January 2021: CANCELLATION NOTICE FOR SUPERWOMEN IN CONCERT

With deep regret, we are cancelling our Superwomen in Concert 2021 event. With Phase 3 of Singapore’s re-opening still ongoing, and safe management measures restricting audience size, it is not possible to hold the event as envisioned by ourselves and the performers. We have thus made the difficult decision to cancel.

Customers who have purchased tickets will receive a full refund from Ticketmaster (formerly known as APACTix). The refund will be automatically credited to the same credit card used for the transaction. It will take 21 business days for credit card refunds to be processed. Patrons who purchased via cash or NETS will be contacted by Ticketmaster for refund arrangement. Please call +65 3158 8588 or email to enquiry@ticketmaster.sg for refund enquiries. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause you.

If you can afford it, and would still like to support the gender equality work that we do at AWARE, please also consider donating your refunded amount to us via Giving.sg. We strongly encourage you to donate to our NextGen Fund, as 40% of your gift will be matched by Tote Board. You may contact Desiree at fundraising@aware.org.sg for more information.

The AWARE team would like to express our enormous gratitude to all of our supporters and collaborators: the performing artists and their teams, our sponsors (including Twitter, Google, KOP, Montigo Resorts and Dymon Asia), the Esplanade, our official media partners (Her World and Finder) and other partners, and everyone who bought tickets to Superwomen in Concert.

This post was originally published as a press release on 10 February 2020.

10 February 2020 – Singapore’s biggest female entertainers will come together for Superwomen in Concert, a fundraising concert by AWARE on Friday, 10 April 2020 at Esplanade Concert Hall.

Mandopop icon Stefanie Sun will headline the all-female, all-star show, alongside an array of local legends such as singers Rahimah Rahim and Joanna Dong, musical cabaret trio the Dim Sum Dollies and violinist Lynnette Seah. Other performers include Tamil rapper Lady Kash,
singer Aisyah Aziz, Narelle Kheng and Sandra Riley Tang (RRILEY) of pop band the Sam Willows, jazz vocalist Alemay Fernandez, singer-songwriter Inch Chua, stand-up comedian Sharul Channa and theatre actress Siti Khalijah Zainal.

This vibrant, diverse line-up will also feature some family pairings: ChildAid 2018 singer Heema Izzati Zainudin with her sister Maya and mother, Lazmin (formerly of local band Culture Vulture); and mother-daughter hip-hop dancing duo Sheena Seah and Jade Riccio. Rahimah Rahim will also perform a song with her 14-year-old granddaughter, Alyaa Qistina, marking Qistina’s first public performance.

Actress-presenter Nikki Muller and director Beatrice Chia-Richmond will be hosts for the night. Supporting the female talent will be a 15-piece, all-male group from the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, led by Music Director Julian Wong.

Superwomen in Concert is part of AWARE’s 35th anniversary celebration in 2020. Proceeds will benefit AWARE’s Women’s Helpline and Sexual Assault Care Centre services—integral parts of the NGO’s wide-reaching work towards gender equality. This year’s concert comes 10 years after the first edition of Superwomen in Concert, held in 2010 to mark AWARE’s 25th birthday.

Says AWARE Executive Director Corinna Lim: “The very first Superwomen in Concert in 2010 was a smashing success—a fabulously entertaining, joy-filled night of community and camaraderie. I wasn’t sure that we could ever top that edition! However, this year’s show promises even more star power than before, towards our ever-more urgent mission. I cannot wait to share the experience with a new audience.”

Multi-hyphenate entertainer Pam Oei once again produces and directs this year’s Superwomen in Concert, as she did in 2010.

“Every single woman I asked to perform at this concert said ‘yes’ immediately,” said Ms Oei. “I nearly fell off my chair when Stef Sun agreed. She said it was a cause she really believed in and would be happy to support AWARE and its work. It is a really powerful gesture: women coming together to help other women. And this concert gives us otherwise very different women—spanning three generations of homegrown talent—a chance to be in a unique tribe for just one night.

“Many of these performers are my own personal ‘superwomen’. I feel very lucky to be at the centre of this landmark celebration, in service of an NGO I have passionately supported for so long.”

Tickets for Superwomen in Concert will be available to the public at two levels:
● Charity packages, priced at $438 and $488 (tax-deductible), with top-tier seating, a VIP after-party and other bonuses. These tickets are currently available at aware.org.sg/superwomen
● Standard tickets, priced at $58, $88, $128, $158 and $188. These tickets are
available starting 13 February 2020, 10 a.m. from vendor APACTix
(apactix.com).

Select performers and AWARE representatives are available for interviews. Please email Phoebe at phoebe@aware.org.sg to request an interview for your outlet.

Annex

About AWARE
AWARE is Singapore’s leading women’s rights and gender equality advocacy group. It works to identify and eliminate gender-based barriers through research, advocacy, education, training and support services. AWARE embraces diversity, respects the individual and the choices she makes in life, and supports her when needed.

Select performer bios

Stefanie Sun, better known as Sun Yanzi, ascended to the position of Singapore’s most celebrated Mandopop star after bursting onto the scene in 2000 with hit debut album Yan Zi. Beloved all over Asia, she boasts over 30 million record sales and has bagged numerous awards over her prolific 20-year singing career. Locally, she is also known for her National Day Parade theme songs “We Will Get There” and “One United People”.

Rahimah Rahim released her first album, Mana Ibumu, in 1972. Over the next 34 years, she went on to release 11 more hit albums, including Gadis Dan Bunga and Bebas. An internationally recognised entertainer, she toured Asia, delighting audience in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. As a young actress, Rahimah starred in Masuk Angin Keluar Asap, Kasih Ibu and the television show Pak Awang Temberang. Her more recent acting credits include Dick Lee’s musical Fried Rice Paradise (2010) and Royston Tan’s film 3688 (2015).

Joanna Dong is a Singaporean jazz vocalist, musical theatre actress and TV host. A bilingual talent, Joanna is passionate about sharing her love for jazz with Mandarin-speaking audiences. In 2017, she made Singapore proud by coming in second runner-up in popular Chinese singing competition Sing! China, for which she was mentored by superstar Jay Chou. In 2018, Joanna sold out two nights at the Esplanade Concert Hall for her solo concert So Here I Am. She also launched an EP of the same name and took the show on a successful tour of seven Asian cities.

Complete performer biographies are available at aware.org.sg/superwomen.