About Live at Bay 7
Live at Bay 7’s mission is to make Durham a national destination for creative ideation and innovative performance, where audiences take part in inspiring, upclose experiences, and diverse communities come together in a space that is reflective of local artistic excellence.
The Mission
Bay 7 is a 10,000 sq.ft venue at the center of the historic American Tobacco Campus (ATC). Originally part of the world's largest tobacco factory, the space currently accommodates a wide variety of artistic, corporate, and personal events.
The Space
bridge the gap between large institutional theaters and small community spaces,
provide an intimate, accessible home for artists and ensembles who need affordable and flexible performance space
foster proximity between performers and audiences that traditional staging cannot offer
honor artistic constraints as creative opportunities, making performance lighter, more accessible, and deeply connected to Durham's cultural landscape