Ira S. Kip (1981) is a versatile and renowned theatre maker, writer and creative director with roots in Amsterdam-Zuidoost, where she grew up as a child of the Bijlmer. As artistic director and co-founder of KIP Republic, she develops socially engaged and internationally oriented art projects with a focus on identity, social justice and community strengthening.

After her education at the Theater School in Amsterdam and The New School for Drama in New York, Ira worked for many years in the United States as a maker and educator. Since 2017, she has been active again as a theatre director/maker in the Netherlands, where her work bridges personal stories and broader social themes.