Hourvari

After fifteen productions, Fanny Molliens passed the artistic direction of the company to her daughter Marie, who continues to lead and direct it today.

“Circus is a universal language that allows extreme feelings and emotions to be expressed through the body, and uniquely, to be physically transmitted to the audience. The courage and beauty of certain acrobatic feats, combined with emotional expression, cease to be mere demonstrations of skill and become the physical expression of real emotions shared with the audience.”
— Fanny Molliens

"The aesthetic of Hourvari is exquisite. Director Marie Molliens stages like a painter. Muted garnet, blood red, the yellow glow of footlights, and multicolored confetti drifting through the beams of spotlights form her palette. And at times, it is a beauty that grips the heart.”
 — Laura Plas, Les Trois Coups

“The inventiveness of this circus is unparalleled, and that is precisely what we admire most about this company. The disturbance this performance creates continues to provoke and fascinate its audience.”
— Léna Martinelli, Les Trois Coups

“Hourvari unfolds a sequence of living images, where circus acts pulse with energy. The live musical accompaniment—accordion, trumpet, trombone, bass guitar, electric guitars, and theorbo—creates a mood of joyful melancholy and tension.”
 — Emilie Ade, Plein-feux