09.04.2009 - Boston - The Patriot ledger
"One of the most unusual acts is “Sounds of Silence,” where Belgian Olivier Taquin mimes a giant wind-up toy man. He is so convincing that adults take a while to realize what’s going on and a child is sure “there’s someone in there."
07.04.2009 - Boston - Circus revue
"And while mime Olivier Taquin does impressive work as a giant toy - at the start of his routine, the room echoes with the sound of kids asking, "Is he real?" - the act goes on a little too long, and the kids are fidgeting by the end."
06.04.2009 - Cape Cod Times
"Oliver Taquin and Valdis Yanovskis offer an excellent mime routine that has the children in the audience whispering among themselves wondering if Taquin is really human."
08.10.2008 - Washington Post
"A running gag through the first part of the show has Big Apple regular Valdis Yanovskis carrying a mannequin across the ring, knocking into other circus performers. The mannequin turns out to be Belgian mime Olivier Taquin, and when the two take their turn center circle, they enthrall with a captivating twist on the age-old ventriloquist-and-his dummy turn. Part of Big Apple's charm is the way it shamelessly uses audience humiliation -- er, participation -- as part of the show. The good-natured mom who tangoed with Taquin at Sunday's show deserves a cut of the box office."