The building is a complex which includes three theater spaces. Ground was broken on the complex, then known as 37 Arts Theatre, as a commercial venture in July 2001. The first artist in residence with the BAC was
Aszure Barton in May 2005, and the administrative offices opened in November 2005. The 37 Arts Theatre was launched in 2005 with the Off-Broadway revival of
Hurlyburly starring
Ethan Hawke and
Parker Posey, followed by
In The Heights and
Fela!, prior to their successful Broadway runs. Since then, the complex has presented artists including
Laurie Anderson,
Tere O'Connor,
Molly Davies,
William Forsythe,
Lucy Guerin,
Foofwa d'Imobilité,
Toni Morrison,
Benjamin Millepied,
Richard Move,
Maria Pagès,
Mal Pelo,
Lou Reed,
Pierre Rigal,
Meg Stuart and
Donna Uchizono. BAC provides space, time, and support for artists to present their work. The center also encourages collaboration and multimedia events. The first fellowships were awarded in the summer of 2005. In 2007 and 2008, BAC and the Orchestra of St. Luke's together purchased and began renovation of the 37 Arts Theatre. Theater C re-opened in February 2010 as the
Jerome Robbins Theater. In 2011, The Orchestra of St. Luke's re-opened Theaters A and B as the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. ==Gallery==