Held on the High Wire

A candid, spellbinding multimedia performance that tells an exceptional story.

Jenny and Myshkin invite the audience on a journey from origin stories and migrations, through their paths’ convergence, and into the tale of the of Jenny’s near death experience, sepsis survival, and new life on metal legs.

Balancing urgency and reflection, humour and wonder, Held on the High Wire merges Jenny’s raw, vulnerable memoir with Myshkin’s haunting Folk/Jazz music and films. It explores sudden disability, queer family, resilience, love and transformation with rare honesty and exceptional artistry.

Myshkin Warbler is a Dutch-American music and multimedia artist. Her ten records of original compositions, series of multimedia performance pieces, and three decades of international touring brought her to Scotland on a Global Talent visa in 2023.

Jenny Qaqundah is a Palestinian born in America. She is a writer, cellist, herbalist, entrepreneur and disability activist.

Held on the High Wire