“Temps de chien (Dog Days) which premiered in Montreal last fall, is a big hit at the Canada Dance Festival and for good reason(...).The dark, angry, bewildered Temps de chien is today's zeitgeist writ small.”
Paula Citron , On the arts, Toronto Classical 96,3 Fm, June 9, 2006

“The set design, music and dance combine to create a strange and beautiful universe, at once dark and luminous, that is full of tenderness, violence and abandon and where the desire to love and communicate is often frustrated by the other's inability to understand. (...) This is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished works Sylvain Émard has ever created.”
Frédérique Doyon, Le Devoir, October 17, 2005

“An uncompromising choreographer [...] A tautly designed set of unfailing beauty [...] Sylvain Émard has taken a dive into the troubled waters of human relationships and succeeded brilliantly.”
Isabelle Poulin, Radio-Canada, Désautels, October 14, 2005

“Temps de chien shows Sylvain Émard in full control of his art.”
Stéphanie Brody, La Presse, October 15, 2005

“A poetic world skilfully crafted by Émard and his collaborators (...) Temps de chien is solid proof that we can use technology or refer to it without the equipment becoming an undue burden (...) The general feeling of this piece is much like the artist himself: gentle, subtle, even-tempered, but with surprising contrasts that are coherent and never excessive.”
Normand Marcy, Voir, October 20-26, 2005