MARC ANTOINE PICARD
Artistic Director - Creative Director - Life Coach
Gail Gilbert
Actress/Choreographer
Main character Cirque du Soleil
Marc Antoine Picard is a thoughtful and insightful coach, generous and knowledgeable instructor, and a Clown Director who sure knows what’s funny (and what isn’t!). I had the good fortune of working with him to shape my own clowning, and I can’t say enough about his direct, inspirational approach.
Jon Monastero
TOTEM Cirque du Soleil
I truly enjoyed working with Marc and I think he's an excellent acting coach and teacher. He's observant, supportive, fun and funny and know his craft well.
ALEX VU
Cirque du Soleil performer, STUNT
Marc Antoine made me discover the importance of having fun on stage and backstage. But above all, he made me realized the importance of "being in the now" on stage, but mostly in life!
Alberto del Campo
KA, LOVE, LE RËVE, performer
Marc Antoine have a very good artistic flair. He helped me finding what was working and not working into my material. I would work with him again, no doubt about it.
Manu Kiza
Cirque du Soleil performer, Entrepreneur
Marc Antoine thought me to accept myself and listen to what I was saying and feeling. "Cut out the noise" and live in the moment. Through this technique I was able to gather more knowledge improve and feel more natural and confident with my acting skills.
Gabryel
Nogueira Dasilva
Cirque du Soleil performer
Marc's workshops and daily work with him not only made me a better artist but a better person too. I've really learned a lot from him.
His personal and professional work in Europe and Canada, as well as in the USA, represents an exceptional and unique expertise in directing acrobatic actors. He represent a reference of competency in guiding acrobates into the world of acting. He's a natural teacher.
Alain Fournier, Former Director of B.A Theater Studies at UQAM
Montréal, Canada
I am very pleased with the outcome of the workshop Marc Antoine has given to the cast of KA by Cirque du Soleil. I think it was a solid, interesting and generous acting workshop that will help the artists improve their performance and keep up the show quality. I am looking forward for more sessions in the future.
Marie-Hélène Gagnon, Former Artistic Director of KA and Quidam @ Cirque du Soleil
Québec, Canada
Marc Antoine has the rare ability to motivate others to emulate their very high standards of conduct, and he demonstrate the qualities of a leader including imagination, humility, passion and integrity.
I was always impressed how Marc Antoine would be able to conceptualize training rationales quickly and put them into appropriate context, demonstrate the respective skill sets, and assist others to perform the techniques in a manner that always complemented statements made by other trainers, including myself. I numerously observed him to humbly accept new ideas with enthusiasm, and adapt new techniques into his already advanced repertoire with fervor.
Dr Brad Donohue, PHD UNLV
Nevada, USA
