The Capitol Theatre Nelson

10/18/2025

People's Choice at Cannes 2024; Best Canadian at TIFF; Summit Award at VIFF; Best Feature Film at the Geneva International Film festival....Universal Language was a festival favorite!

Structured like a Venn diagram - universal Language is at once a diary film, an absurdist city symphony and a welling-up of confinement-era emotion exploring the mysterious interzone where one person ends and the rest of the world begins. An elusive, half-remembered dream of home, solitude, our responsibilities to others and the wild turkeys that haunt us.

10/15/2025

"a delightfully clever offbeat comedy...ingeniously deceptive in its strategies and rippling with genuine warmth"
- That Shelf

Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Begin and Nazgol find a large sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly absurd walking tour of Winnipeg monuments and historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Quebec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother. Time, geography and identities crossfade, interweave and collide into a surreal comedy of misdirection.

10/14/2025

Nikita Shlakoff of the Xat'sull First Nation shares the sacred Jingle Dress Dance. The Jingle Dress Dance is a healing prayer dance that originated with the Ojibway tribe. It started from a vision where a father dreamed of a jingle dress to heal a sick daughter. The cones made from to***co lids make a healing, jingle sound akin to falling rain. The dancer keeps one foot touching the ground to stay connected with the Earth while the sound of the jingles generates an energy that moves through the air and reaches out to the spirits

This is just one of the 12 groups of dancers who will be performing in Dances of the World, a celebration of love, joy and cultural pride, on October 18th, 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre.

Tickets are available at capitoltheatre.ca or at the box office, Tuesday to Friday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This show is a fundraiser for the Capitol Theatre.

10/11/2025

Baque Zero Graus is a group started by Brazilians living in Nelson that performs Maracatu music and dance. Maracatu is a Carnival manifestation from Pernambuco, Brazil that consists of a parade of a royal court of dancers accompanied by a percussion group, and is strongly linked to the Candomblé religion.

This is just one of 12 groups who will be performing in Dances of the World, a celebration of love, joy, and cultural pride, on October 18th, 7:30pm at the Capitol Theatre.

Tickets are available at capitoltheatre.ca or at the box office Tuesday-Friday 11am-3pm. This show is a fundraiser for the Capitol Theatre

10/09/2025

Join us for an unforgettable evening of rhythm, tradition, and storytelling through dance, as we journey across continents and cultures in celebration of movement, identity, and community. Each performance in this show offers a unique window into the soul of a people — their history, joy, resilience, and spirit.

Saturday October 18th
7:30pm

This show is a community fundraiser for the Capitol Theatre. Suggested donation $30.

Tickets available at www.capitoltheatre.ca
or at the Box Office 11-3pm Tuesday-Friday

10/02/2025

10/01/2025

Yum Son has teamed up with The Capitol Theatre to offer ticket holders discounts on appies and premium wine, and a chance to win a free pass to next year's full season at the Capitol Theatre!

09/30/2025

Vacant Lot returns to the Capitol Oct 3rd

Based on the play Sarachi by Shogo Ota, Vacant Lot tells the story of an elderly couple who return to the empty lot where their family home once stood. Thought-provoking, poignant, and at times, humorous, the theatrical dance production examines existential questions and also the simple joys of life.

Friday, Oct 3rd, 7:30pm
Tickets available at capitoltheatre.ca

09/23/2025

Before they head off on their European tour, New York's Too Many Zooz will be stopping in at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson!

Oct 2nd 7pm
Tickets at www.capitoltheatre.ca

09/04/2025

Bill Lynch Trio Album Release party, Friday September 19th, 7:30pm at the Capitol Theatre; a fundraiser for Nelson Cares.

The Bill Lynch Trio is Bill Lynch, Bessie Wapp, & Mark Spielman, with featured performer Sapphire Guthrie and special guests David Restivo and the High Street Choir.

Tickets $28.50 available at capitoltheatre.ca