For the first time in 6 years, Lira returns to the stage with a deeply intimate solo performance at the Lyric Theatre.
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It's been six years since award-winning songstress Lira performed at The Lyric theatre, and now she returns to the stage with a deeply intimate solo performance.
“I love the fact that it offers the intimacy I’d like for the show,’ said Lira about the venue.
Her one-woman show ‘Still Here’ is more than a concert is a celebration of healing, courage, and the transformative power of music.
After her stroke, Lira lost her speech and the ability to read and write. It's been almost four years of hard work on the road to recovery, and she is finally able to have a show and serenade the crowds with their favourite tunes.
“I’m going to tell my story through music and movement, and it’s going to be an entertaining yet powerful and healing experience!” she declares.
Her one-woman show celebrates her journey to recovery and, a reminder of her triumphant healing. Lira is now able to move her body rhythmically as well, as the stroke affected her sense of rhythm. "I can now move freely and confidently."
Last year, she dazzled crowds at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, with the crowd's cheers even bringing Lira to tears.
“No matter what you go through, you can emerge on the other side stronger than ever before. You can have the battle scars - but that reminds me of what you’ve had to come through - and all is well!
"If you have life in your veins and breath in your lungs - you can still live - happily, triumphantly and with purpose!” said Lira.
Her intimate show will also have some new music that the songstress has been working on. it’s taken me a long time- recovery is a slow process but I’m finally ready to share some new music.” She added.
Lira’s "Still here" show and the celebration of life takes place at The Lyric Theatre in Gold Reef City on April 18, 2026 at 7.30pm. Tickets are available through Webtickets.
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