SNOW PRODUCTIONS

SNOW productions was established in Basel, Switzerland in 2020 as a research and production laboratory for dance, theater and music performance by Choreographer Lillian Stillwell and Director Tom Ryser. 

We began during the Covid pandemic, curious about uncovering creative potential despite restrictions. Our work took the form of residiences at Dampfzentrale Bern and Braswell Art Center, participation in the Triangle Meeting of the dance scenes in Germany, France and Switzerland, Pop-Ups for wiewaersmalmit.ch and the participatory video project #distancerave. Collaborations with all-local Basel artists including DJ Duo Schwifi, Gannet – a former lighthouse ship on the banks of the Rhein River – and dancers Aline Serrano and Mukdanin Phongpachith were the cornerstones of this work.

In 2021, SNOW productions presented the immersive dance performance with live DJ’s AFTERLIFE. The work placed a love story in a club setting to tackle the topic of sudden death. Sold-out performances played in Gannet. AFTERLIFE celebrated its German Premiere in June 2023 as part of Lillian Stillwell’s first season as Dance Director and Chief Choreographer at Theater Münster. It was extended in 2025 in the dance evening AFTERLIFE AFTERLOVE AFTERDEATH with the entire ensemble Tanz Münster.

Generous support by SwissLos-Fonds-Basel-Stadt, the Sulger Foundation, further anonymous funders and above all the dedication and excellence of the artists involved made SNOW productions’ work possible.

SNOW productions is a registered Swiss Verein.