page 126...
asimplesound in dance magazine
february 2007 issue

last month we received an email letting us know that this great picture of martha myers and michael wall was posted on page 126 in last month's issue of dance magazine. michael first worked with martha at the american dance festival, playing mostly for her choreolab workshops. thank you to christy pessagno for snapping the shot.

martha myers is dean emeritus of the american dance festival. she joined the dance faculty at connecticut college in 1967 where she received the henry b. plant professorship of dance. she was a founding member of the national dance association commission on dance science and somatics, a board member of international association for dance medicine and science, and a member of the advisory board for the Laban Institute of Movement Studies. She received the connecticut arts commission lifetime contribution award in 1991. now retired from connecticut college, martha continues to fill her days with dance. she still enjoys those restful times at her home by the water in new london with her husband and lifelong collaborator, gerald myers.

michael wall is from mississippi and now lives and works in philadelphia, pa. he accompanies at princeton university, bates dance festival and the american dance festival. michael has made work for the jose limon company, mark hiam, lisa race, david dorfman, david grenke, randy james, martha tornay/East village dance project, jenn nugent, wally wolfgruber, heather mcardle, everything smaller and merge dance. michael and designer jamie karczewski have formed the company ASIMPLESOUND, llc. which produces music and resources for dance, film and other mediums. all of his music and new recordings can be found at www.asimplesound.com