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A Vintage 1940s Tap Salute

Publication: 
Chicago Tribune

"The most satisfying works, presented on Nov. 9, gently prompted aural and visual dialogue, whether a coyly operatic take on heartbreak by Jump Rhythm Jazz Project; a vintage 1940s tap salute to romantic persistence by Chicago Tap Theatre; or the intense improvisational sincerity of M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Yonally's Torch Trio flows through a breezy and finely executed theatrical narrative about a likeable schmo's quest for a date."

Tap-meets-MTV

Publication: 
Chicago Tribune

"(An) example of how an evening of diverse rhythmic dance stylings can highlight the forms intricacy and sophistication Chicago Tap Theatre offers a high happy-dance quotient that can turn dark and self-satiric on a dime. Yonally's Glory Box, a tap-meets-MTV dance of collective heartbreak, demonstrates taps capacity for storytelling."

CTT in Chicago Reader

Publication: 
Chicago Reader

"It's easy to see tap dance as monochromatic- yet variety is what makes Mark Yonally's new company, which consists of him and nine women, appealing. It's not surprising that in his choreography Yonally uses such musical principles as canon, unison, and syncopation. But add the visual interest of the dancers' arrangements on stage and their interactions, whether they're looking over their shoulders at a solitary figure or leaning together in a companionable group, and you get a satisfying mix of aural pleasures and the emotional pull of dance theater. An intimate, heart-rattling experience."