Article from BalletTanz

“I was also charmed by Sylvain Émard's Pluie, presented at Usine C in March. This is a complete work, with all the ingredients needed to relish that rare sense of unity among the disciplines present (dance, music, lighting and set design).”
Normand Marcy in a year-end review, Voir, Montréal, Canada, December 2004

“Whether as a member of the audience or as a critic, one is rarely confronted with a work characterized by almost perfect unity. Yet this was the case... when I found myself at a performance of Pluie...”
Normand Marcy, Voir, Montreal, Canada, March 2004

“...the work of Sylvain Émard is impeccable, finely crafted and highly polished. His keen sense of choreographic construction is astonishing. The rich and suggestive movements are a perfect reflection of the states of grace and spiritual or mental disruption that wash, one after the other, over his two protagonists.”
Frédérique Doyon, Le Devoir, Montreal, Canada, March 2004

“If Sylvain Émard has such evident success when creating strong group pieces, he positively excels in the pas de deux...this time around he has given us another moving encounter with a man and a woman.
...magnificent sets... sensitive lighting... superb electronic music... remarkable dancers... in one of the most beautiful duets ever seen... ”
Isabelle Poulin, Guide culturel, Radio-Canada, Montreal, Canada, March 2004

“As a choreographer of private moments, Émard knows how to guide us through the intimate landscape of love and human relations, here drawing on a subtle dialogue between his two dancers (the masterful Sandra Lapierre and Marc Boivin).”
Stéphanie Brody, La Presse, Montreal, Canada, March 2004

“Pluie is one of the most organic works I have ever seen. Every element plays a part: set, music, lighting, movement, and the fluid expression of the performers..”
François Dufort, Dfdanse, Montreal, Canada, March 2004

“I loved it... It's poetry in motion, a dream come true.”
Philip Szporer, Aux arts etc. Radio-Canada, Montreal, Canada, March 2004

“Let's hear it for modern dance productions ! When they are good, they are absolutely amazing... Pluie is the type of production that one can just sink into... Experimental and challenging, Pluie defines itself through beauty and grace.”
Terri Grundy, Top 5 revue de l’année 2001, Voir, Montreal, Canada, December 2001