Redevelopment of the Capitol Musical Theater in Wrocław

The impressive, multi-story front building housing the theater's ticket offices and exclusive shops, and the employees' apartments on the upper floors - was lined with an illuminated mosaic with a characteristic neon sign.

That front building did not survive the war – only parts of the foyer, the auditorium and the stage survived the war.

Today's glass façade, as well as the theatre's logo, repeat the motif from before the war: six vertical lines and the inscription Capitol.

The neon has become a part of the building's architecture and has become a recognizable element of the urban landscape.

During the reconstruction of the theater in 2011-2013, the renovation and reconstruction of the historic interiors took place, which was led by architect Anna Morasiewicz. The foyer on the ground floor together with the Big Stage auditorium is a part of the theater that survived the war.

This place looks as impressive today as it did in 1929, when it opened. Green and copper glazes were applied to the silver and gold walls.

Acoustic linings have been installed on the ceiling and on the side walls, designed in such a way as not to disturb the original interior design.

The armchairs on the ground floor were arranged in a slight arc, with a slight depression inside, so that the spectators, looking to the side, would not obstruct their view of the stage.

The former steel curtain was replaced with a new one, moved towards the auditorium, near the existing ramp of the orchestra pit (orchestral moat), thus increasing the active size of the stage.

In the frontage of the building from the side of ul. Piłsudski, efforts were made to clearly mark the historical spatial arrangement.

The introduction of a glazed "trace" of the unusual, pre-war façade of the Capitol and the light advertisement of the theater above the entrance reflects the uniqueness of the illumination and material of the building that no longer exists.

Before the reconstruction of the building, there were 4.000 square meters, after reconstruction - 18.000 square meters.

The smaller stage did not exist before the reconstruction, now we have the Pressure Stage with an audience of 180 seats in the basement of the theatre. There is also a recording studio here.

Thanks to the possibility of changing the layout of the seats, the Pressure Stage gives the creators the freedom to create the stage space.

From July 2018, at the entrance to the theater from ul. Świdnicka stands a sculpture designed by an Italian artist especially for Wrocław. It complements the urban vision of the facility and the place where modernity is combined with tradition and the history of the city and culture.