“Practically a permanent fixture on Top Five lists year after year, both in alternative publications and in mainstream papers, Emard’s work is at the forefront of the extraordinary modern dance coming out of Quebec, which makes it fair to say Sylvain Emard is among la crème de la crème.”
Salena McDougall, See Magazine, Edmonton, Canada, March 2003

2002 Dance Review
“The Best”
“Montreal's Sylvain Émard and his masterful Scènes d'intérieur at the Canada Dance Festival explored the impact of relationships, using complex, inventive, storytelling gesture and the clever metaphor of short film clips of windows.”
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, December 2002

“From Montreal came Emard’s masterful Scènes d’intérieur, one of the most satisfying pieces at the festival... Émard is the consummate craftsman of complex and inventive storytelling gesture.”
Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, June 2002

“Sylvain Émard : this choreographer is one of the few who can make you feel something profound when you watch his work. He creates straight from the gut and is loved by critics and the public alike.”
Andrea Rowe, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Canada, June 2002

“Sylvain Émard Danse’s Scènes d’intérieur was a touching, heart-achingly beautiful work, intelligently crafted and danced with a maturity and lightness of touch that seems the preserve of the Quebecois dance lot.”
Ellie Carr, Dance Europe, England, May 2002

“It’s a superbly crafted, subtly and intelligently danced piece about ordinary people, made extraordinarily compelling through the richness of the movement.”
Mary Brennan, The Herald, Scotland, March 2002

“With images of quiet natural beauty and gentle humour, Émard compliments a superbly performed dance work of great internal and thematic rhythm and sensuality.”
Mark Brown, The Scotsman, Scotland, March 2002

“Once again, working with the precision of a goldsmith, Sylvain Émard has created a radiant dance that draws us to the realm of dreams.”
Linda Boutin, Top 5 revue de l’année 2001, Voir, Montreal, Canada, December 2001

“This is a gem of a show, a tonic for frazzled nerves.”
Philip Spzorer, Hour, Montreal, Canada, November 2001

“...this magnificent portrait is a perfect remedy to pervading melancholy... Scènes d’intérieur ondulates and quivers as if the entire work has its own pulse and breath...”
Stéphanie Brody, La Presse, Montréal, Canada, Octobrer 2001

“Scènes d’intérieur is undoubtedely one of this best shows presented in 2001.”
François Dufort, Ici, Montreal, Canada, October 2001

“A fascinating tête-à-tête... Sylvain Émard’s dance permeates powerfully in the memory and the body of each of us.”
Isabelle Poulin, Le Devoir, Montreal, Canada, October 2001