“The beauty of this work steps forward, as if it had always been among us, for centuries. There is a kind of perenniality that runs through the expressive body of this dancer and choreographer. By himself, he is able to project the sudden image of consciousness: solitary, somber, sad, at sea. Des siècles avec vous has to be considered as one of the best shows of the fall season. It's a moment you won't soon forget. One of our best body artists.”
Andrée Martin, Voir, Montréal, Canada, December 1994

“No sour notes. Everything works. If the Fine Arts Museum had been open when I came out of the La Chapelle theatre, I would have probably gone there to prolong the evening, and gaze upon the noble portraits that influenced the choreographer. Sylvain Émard conceives of this solo work as a conversation with these characters. We should lend our ears to the exchange that ensues.”
Manon Richard, La Presse, Montréal, Canada, November 1994

“A stripped-down set encloses this dancer cum mime cum actor in uncommon obsession, fashioned from the movements of madness. The piece is rigorously constructed and the music bewitching. Émard's heavy, twisted dance makes for a fascinating spectacle.”
Valérie Lehman, Le Devoir, Montréal, Canada, December 1994

“Des siècles avec vous has the vibration of cold anger. It creates a kind of madness that's planned down to the last detail, and lets us penetrate the very depths of the whirling universe of this masterful manipulator.
The theme of hermetic suffering which, by its essence, is difficult to share, here is perfectly mastered and presented. The world's mad tragedy is wholly contained in Émard's perpetual dance. The celebrated Journal de Nijinski has rarely been so well performed.”
Valérie Lehman, Le Devoir, Montréal, Canada, November 1994

Dance Personality 1994

“There are a variety of reasons why I made this difficult choice for choreographer of the year. Of course, there is the quality of the show and its choreographic, performative and visual originality. But what convinced me was the way in which this artist stages the poetry of the body.”
Andrée Martin, Voir , Montréal, Canada, December 1994