"An intriguing company to watch is Mark Yonally's experimental Chicago Tap Theatre. Yonally, in particular, excels at solo Improvography, a combination of improvisation and composition set to Astor Piazolla's slow tango rhythms. Yonally plays his feet as if they are a castanets and bandoneon duo. If audiences close their eyes they will clearly hear a sensual trickling of his taps, which have the ability to whisper while emitting heart-pounding power."

"The enlightening evening, with works choreographed by Chicago Tap's artistic director Mark Yonally and Tapage's leader, Valerie Lussac, demonstrated each company's distinctive yet complementary qualities. Yonally's soft, lilting dance style is well suited to Lussac's delicate intricacy. And, because both ensembles break free of standard face-front tap structure rooted in pure-rhythmic interpretation, they have an affinity for acting, embrace the idea of meaningful stillness and draw unexpected sounds form their shoes.