Held on the High Wire
Presented by Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
Created and performed by Jenny Q and Myshkin Warbler
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 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.
"Incredibly deep, rich, and beautiful. I found the words, the music and the film to be
breathtaking." Tracey Aldridge-Russell
"Deeply moving, compelling and resonant." Rebecca Atkinson Lord, Artistic Director An Tobar and Mull Theatre
Based on Jenny’s book Held Together and Myshkin’s album Trust and the High Wire.
A Ruby Warblers Show made with the support of An Tobar and Mull Theatre.
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.
Duration: approximately 90 minutes straight through
Recommended age : 12+
Saturday 31 May 2025 : 7.30pm
Tickets : £10 (Under 26 : £5)
Tickets are sold by, and under the terms and conditions of, Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival.
The Swallow Theatre refund policy does not apply to this show.
Seating for this performance is unreserved. If you require accessible seating please call us.
https://swallowtheatre.co.uk/high-wire/
The Swallow Theatre
Moss Park
Ravenstone
Whithorn
DG8 8DR
01988 850368
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