by Canzi / Cottini
Italy
14 minutes
Crazy Bosnian Guy is a tour guide leading us through the streets of Mostar, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. A talkative and eccentric character, he has certainly earned his nickname.
As the tour unfolds, we take a trip down his memory lane: in the 1990s, he was in his twenties, and the war in the Balkans remains vivid in his mind. He recalls the wealth of Tito’s Yugoslavia, the collapse of the federation, the rise of unstable governments, the sentiment of Yugonostalgia, and the current situation.
Why should we care about a story that seems distant from us? Does remembering still have meaning today?
Crazy Bosnian Guy is a tour guide leading us through the streets of Mostar, in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. A talkative and eccentric character, he has certainly earned his nickname.
As the tour unfolds, we take a trip down his memory lane: in the 1990s, he was in his twenties, and the war in the Balkans remains vivid in his mind. He recalls the wealth of Tito’s Yugoslavia, the collapse of the federation, the rise of unstable governments, the sentiment of Yugonostalgia, and the current situation.
Why should we care about a story that seems distant from us? Does remembering still have meaning today?
Text & Direction: Federica Cottini
Performer: Michelangelo Canzi
Set Design: Mattia Franco, Alice Capoani
Costumes: Nunzia Lazzaro, Fabiola Soldano
Light design: Paolo Latini, Simona Ornaghi
Graphics: Anna Farina
Production: Binario Vivo – Teatro Nuovo di Pisa
Special Thanks: Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi (Milan), Pilar Ternera – NTC (Livorno)
Awards & Selections: “Binario vivo – Vite dimenticate” – Teatro Nuovo di Pisa, 2024; “Teatro. Voci della società giovanile” – Endas Emilia Romagna, 2024; “Strade” di Arti e Spettacolo – Spazio Nobelperlapace, L’Aquila, 2025.
Michelangelo and Federica met at the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan, where Michelangelo graduated as an actor and Federica as a playwright. Michelangelo has worked with ATIR, Teatro della Cooperativa, and Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, among others. Federica collaborates with I Gordi and Emanuele Aldrovandi, while also creating and directing her plays. ‘A volo d’angelo’ is their first work together.
Michelangelo and Federica met at the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan, where Michelangelo graduated as an actor and Federica as a playwright. Michelangelo has worked with ATIR, Teatro della Cooperativa, and Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, among others. Federica collaborates with I Gordi and Emanuele Aldrovandi, while also creating and directing her plays. ‘A volo d’angelo’ is their first work together.