We are a US-based network of independent & creative producers dedicated to developing & supporting live performance works across artistic disciplines.

  • CIPA is committed to advocating for the role and importance of the creative, independent producer. We educate the industry about what we do and why it is critical for developing new artistic works.

  • CIPA values mentorship. We create space for the growth and development of new producers in the industry and each other as we grow in our careers.

  • CIPA creates community. We come together to share knowledge and resources and grow together as we support our artists in creating impactful work.

Theater

Podcasts

Experiential

Digital/Hybrid

Opera

Spoken Word

Theater Podcasts Experiential Digital/Hybrid Opera Spoken Word

CIPA welcomes producers at all career stages.

Bring your passion for supporting artist-centered structures of creation into this community of producers who share resources, best practices, mentorship, and more. CIPA is free to join.

Artists Supported
by CIPA Producers

600 Highwaymen
Adrien M. & Clare B.
Alphabet Rockers
Anais Mitchell
Andrea Thome
Andrew Ondrejcak
Andrew Schneider
Andrew Scoville
Angelique Kidjo
Annie-B Parson
Aretha Aioki
Ashli St. Armant
Ayesha Innocent
BANDALOOP
Bassem Youssef
Batsheva Dance Company
Beatrice Thomas
Bela Pinter
Big Dance Theater
Bijayini Satpathy
Bill Irwin
Bora Yoon
Brad Gibson
brooke smiley
Bryce Dessner
Byron Au Young & Aaron Jafferis
Carrie Mae Weems
Celebrate Mexico Now Festival
Chris Rivas
Christine Jones
Cody Spencer
Compagnia TPO
Company Stefanie Batten Bland
Concrete Temple Theatre
Dafnis Prieto
Dahlak Brathwaite
Dai Matsuoka
Dan Hurlin
Daniel Banks
Daniel Bernard Roumain
Daniel Corral
Darcy James Argue
David Byrne
David Korins
David Lang
David T. Little
Dayna Hanson
Deepali Gupta & Caitlin Sullivan
DELIRIOUS Dances
Denis O’Hare & Lisa Peterson
DiLanna Studi
Dmitry Krymov
Drew Dollaz
Du Yun
Elevator Repair Service
Ellen Reid
Emma O'Halloran
ERRATICS
Estelí Gomez & Cecilia Duarte
Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra

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Gabriel Hainer Evansohn
Garrett Fisher
Geoff Sobelle
Greg Wohead
The HawtPlates
Heidi Rodewald
Helen Banner
Huang Yi
Huang Ruo & Basil Twist
Hungry Mothers
Ifeoma Fafunwa
James Allister Sprang
Jay Scheib
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Jeffrey Zeigler
Jennifer Kidwell
Jeremy Schonfeld
Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen
Jodie Landau
John Cameron Mitchell
Jon and Bri
Jonathan Berger
Jose Zayas
Joseph Keckler
Julian Wachner
jumatatu m. poe
Kamala Sankaram
Karin Coonrod/Compagina de' Colombari
Kaneza Schaal & Christopher Myers
Kimberly Bartosik
Kronos Quartet
Lars Jan
Laura Peterson Choreography
Laurie Anderson
Leila Buck, Tamilla Woodard, Jens Rasmussen
Lemon Andersen
Lila Neugebauer, Karen O
Lina Khatib
Lionel Popkin
Lola Arias
Lovejack
luciana achigar
Machine Dazzle
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Maria Bauman
Marjani Forte & Everett Saunders
Mary Birnbaum & Leon Botstein
Mary Kouyoumadjian
Maria Bauman-Morales
Meg Foley
Micheal Gordon
Michela Marino Lerman
Mikel Rouse & Ben Neill
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Milka Djordjevich
Mina Morita
Missy Mazzoli
Mohammed Fairouz

Nalaga’at Deaf-Blind Theatre
Neil Patel
Netta Yerushalmy
Nichole Canuso
Nikos Karathanos
Noche Flamenca
nora chipaumire
Osman Koç
Paul Lazar
Pavel Zustiak / Palissimo, Inc.
Pearldamour
Peter Brook
Peter Sellars & Regg Roc
Phantom Limb Company
Philip Glass
Rachel Mars
Rebecca Stenn Company
Reeps100
Richard Montoya
Ricky Ian Gordon
RipeTime Theatre Co.
Roberta Uno
Robin Frohardt
Roger C. Miller
Roger Q. Mason
Rude Mechs
Salty Brine
Sam Green
Sam Pinkleton
Sankai Juku
Sarah Kirkland Snider
Sarita Fellows
Scott Shepherd
Sean San Jose
Simon Evans
Sinking Ship Productions
Sinuhé Padilla
Song of the Goat Theatre
Somi
Streetlight Cadence
Suzanne Bocanegra
Tanya Orellana
Taylor Mac
Ted Hearne
Teddy Bergman
Teo Castellanos & Combat Hippies
TerryandTheCuz
The Holladay Brothers
The Mixing Texts Collective
Tiler Peck
Timur
Todd Almond
Toshi Reagon
Wayne Shorter & Esperanza Spalding
Wendy Whelan
Will Power
William Kentridge
Yosimar Reyes
Zack Winokur
Zhou Long
ZOTTO [ぞっと]-A Supernatural Journey

CIPA's current development and planning phase is hosted by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and funded in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Founded as Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, LMCC serves, connects and makes space for artists and community. Since 1973, LMCC has been the champion for independent artists in New York City and the cultural life force of Lower Manhattan. At LMCC, we envision New York City as a place in which artists and community in dialogue are creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable society. LMCC.net

CIPA is proud to support its affiliate project The Producer Hub. The Producer Hub is a connective space for independent producers, artists, producing/presenting organizations, and other arts workers creating live performance. www.producerhub.org