PRODUCTIONS WITH A SMILE
Runway and show production in Ibiza built for fashion houses.
A presentation in a Dalt Vila courtyard. A resort show across a Santa Gertrudis finca lawn at golden hour. A catwalk laid on the sand at Es Cavallet, lit so the photographer pit and the show film both read clean. We build the runway, run backstage and dressing, seat the front row, walk the line-up and pull the island permits — so the house arrives to a show that is already standing.
A destination runway looks effortless on the moodboard and gets difficult the week of the show. The island has a few generic event shops and none of them think in runway shapes. They will dress a stage and miss the front-row sightline. They will rig a PA and forget the show-caller needs in-ears. The Ajuntament private-event desk wants the manifest days out and the music derogation has a cut-off. The finca you saw online has a load-in track too narrow for decking. We build and run fashion shows — the catwalk, the backstage, the dressing rails, the line-up board and the show film. The dress code, Adlib or resort, is part of the brief, and so is the photographer’s sightline.
What we build and run
Venue and runway siting
Dalt Vila courtyards, Santa Gertrudis fincas and Es Cavallet beach, read for the catwalk shape, the front-row sightline and the load-in route before anyone signs. Where the show lives — which finca, which courtyard, which stretch of sand — is sited with the desk that knows the island library; see our location scouting page.
Staging and runway build
T-runway, straight or in-the-round, on decking and riser with scaffold where the ground needs it. For an outdoor show we pin a wind-and-weather plan and a covered or indoor fallback, because a runway on the sand answers to the forecast and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
Lighting and sound
Runway wash that holds the walk, a key that lets the photographer pit and the show film both expose clean, FOH PA for the room, in-ears for the show-caller and a generator-and-power plan for an off-grid finca or a beach with no mains. Rigged by the bench, not described here — the crew page covers who hangs it.
Backstage and dressing
The model line-up board, dressing rails by walk order, HMU stations, quick-change choreography behind the curtain and the steamer-and-rail logistics that keep a look ready a walk before it is called. Backstage runs to the same run-of-show the front row never sees.
Guest list, seating and front row
RSVP handling, the front-row seating chart, name cards, the photographer pit and a press riser placed so it never crosses the runway sightline. Confidential seating, late-RSVP triage and a door that knows who sits where before the room fills.
Model and talent logistics
Casting liaison with your agency, fittings, the call sheet, transfers from IBZ, greenrooms specced for light and rail, and the run-of-show the line-up walks to. We brief the walk order and the gaps so the show-caller has a clean count from first look to finale.
Permits and island desks
Ajuntament private-event and public-space permits, the music derogation past the cut-off, Parc Natural and beach-access clearances, plus the courtesy notification to Policía Local and Guardia Civil. Filed on our letterhead in Catalan and Castellano, with the lead times built into the calendar.
Show film and BTS crew
The runway-cut film, backstage and front-row BTS, a same-night social edit and a sightline map shared with the crew so they never cross-frame the house photographer. Editorial-literate, briefed from the fitting, cutting from first look.
Recent work
How we work
Brief and siting
One call, one producer. We read the runway shape against the venue, walk the load-in route, and open the Ajuntament private-event permit and the music derogation early. We do not chase a permit inside its lead time if we can help it. The front-row count and the line-up size are pinned here so the build and the seating chart start from the same number.
Build plan and run-of-show
Decking, riser and scaffold drawn to the catwalk shape. The run-of-show shared with the house — walk order, music cues, the show-caller’s count and in-ear comms. Suppliers locked, the wind-and-weather fallback pinned with its own load-in time, and the photographer-pit and press-riser positions agreed against the sightline map.
Load-in and tech
The runway goes in, lighting and PA hang, the line-up board and dressing rails set by walk order. A tech walk and a line-up rehearsal run the show end to end so the show-caller has a clean count. Backstage call sheet out so the BTS crew know the sightline before the first look is dressed.
Show and wrap
Show called from the in-ears, front row seated, photographer pit clear. The same-night social edit lands for the room and the press team. The venue is struck and returned, the runway-cut film and BTS pack follow, and the suppliers are paid, thanked and back on the list for the next show.
Where the show stands
A presentation in a Dalt Vila courtyard under the Baluarte de Sant Pere. A resort show across a Santa Gertrudis finca lawn at golden hour. A catwalk on the sand at Es Cavallet, with Cala d’Hort and the Parc Natural de Ses Salines holding the horizon. Same producer across all of it.
| BEST SHOW WINDOWS | May–June · late Sept–Oct · golden-hour walk approx 19:30–21:00 in peak season (IBZ) |
| NEAREST AIRPORT | IBZ (Ibiza) · Formentera by Eivissa–La Savina ferry |
| PERMIT LEAD TIME | 14d Ajuntament d’Eivissa · 21d Parc Natural de Ses Salines · 10d music derogation |
| RUNWAY FORMATS | T-runway · straight · in-the-round · decking, riser and scaffold |
Lovely CPS handles the kind of fashion show production Ibiza houses and agencies brief us for when they want a destination runway built and run, not a public festival to attend. We build the catwalk — T-runway, straight or in-the-round — light it for the walk and the photographer pit, run backstage and dressing, seat the front row, handle model logistics and pull the island permits. A show usually sits inside a wider weekend, so we link it to the event production that surrounds it rather than blur the two.
A runway show is built by people, not a brochure. We point the heavy build at the bench on our Ibiza production crew page — gaffer, riggers and runners — and we site the show where it reads best with the location scouting desk, whether that is a Dalt Vila courtyard, a Santa Gertrudis finca or a stretch of Es Cavallet. The Ajuntament private-event permit, the music derogation and the Parc Natural clearance run through our island permits desk in Catalan and Castellano.
Ibiza already stages destination runway — the registered Adlib resort dress code has its own presentations in Dalt Vila. We build private shows for fashion houses, not ticketed swim-week packages. Tell us the runway shape, the date and the front-row count and we will tell you what the island allows, what the wind plan looks like for an outdoor walk, and how the runway-cut film and the same-night social edit get delivered. One producer, one contract, from the first brief through the strike.
Questions we get a lot
How far ahead do we need to book a destination runway show in Ibiza?
Lead time is set by the permits and the build, not the creative. We like to open the Ajuntament private-event permit and the music derogation early, and the runway build wants drawing time before load-in. For a destination show with a custom catwalk, plan on several weeks at a minimum; a resort show inside a launch weekend benefits from longer. Tell us the date and we will read it back honestly against the desks and the build calendar.
Can you build a catwalk on a beach or in a finca, or only in a fixed venue?
Both, and the open sites are where Ibiza is strongest. We have laid runway on decking across finca lawns and on the sand at beaches like Es Cavallet, as well as in Dalt Vila courtyards. An off-grid site means a generator-and-power plan and a load-in route checked for decking and riser, and a beach or Parc Natural edge means access clearances. We site it for the catwalk shape and the sightline first, then solve the build around it.
Do you handle the permits for a runway show on the beach or in the Parc Natural?
Yes, on our letterhead, in Catalan and Castellano. That covers the Ajuntament private-event and public-space permits for Eivissa, Sant Josep and Santa Eulària, the music derogation for performance past the cut-off, Parc Natural de Ses Salines use and beach-access clearances, and the courtesy notification to Policía Local and Guardia Civil. Typical lead times run around 14 days for the Ajuntament, 21 days for the Parc Natural and 10 days for a music derogation, built into the run-of-show from the first call.
What runway shapes do you build — T-runway, straight or in-the-round?
All three, plus presentation formats where the line-up holds rather than walks. A straight runway is the simplest to light and seat; a T-runway gives the front row and the photographer pit more angles; in-the-round reads dramatic but tightens the sightline maths and the seating chart. We build on decking and riser with scaffold where the ground needs it, and we pick the shape from your front-row count, the venue and how the looks should land on the walk.
Can you run backstage and dressing, or do we bring our own show-calling team?
Either way. We can run the full backstage — the line-up board, dressing rails by walk order, HMU stations, quick-change choreography and the show-caller on in-ears — or we slot in behind your show-calling team and handle the build, the dressing logistics and the run-of-show access. Most houses bring their stylist and creative lead and lean on us for the backstage build and the count. Tell us which seat you want us in.
Do you handle model casting and transfers, or do we cast through our agency?
Casting usually stays with your agency and we liaise rather than replace it. What the desk handles is the logistics around the line-up — fittings scheduled, the call sheet, transfers from IBZ, greenrooms specced for light and rail, and the run-of-show the models walk to. If you do not have a casting agency on the island we can introduce one, but the creative casting call is yours to make.
How do you light a runway for the photographer pit and the show film at the same time?
The runway wash is built to hold an even exposure down the walk so the photographer pit gets clean frames and the show film reads the same, rather than lighting for one and burning the other. The key is set against the pit position and the film crew’s sightline map, agreed at the build-plan stage so nobody is moving lamps on show day. For an off-grid finca or a beach we plan the generator and power around that rig from the start.
Can you deliver a show film and a same-night social edit, or only stills?
We deliver the moving image. The package is a runway-cut film of the walk, backstage and front-row BTS, and a same-night social edit cut for the room and the press team while the show is still news. The crew works to the sightline map so they never cross-frame the house photographer. Stills are usually the house’s own photographer in the pit; we light for both and keep our crew clear of their frame.
Send us the show brief
Tell us the runway shape, the date and the front-row count. We will tell you inside a day — island time — what the permits allow, what the wind plan looks like for an outdoor walk, and how the build and the show film come together.
NDA by default on every brief. Line-ups, seating charts and embargoes handled in-contract.
