Ron Snippe began his professional lighting design career with Toronto Workshop Productions under the direction of George Luscombe. In 1973 he began a long working relationship with Toronto Dance Theatre creating designs for over one hundred and fifty works in the repertoire.

Over his long, distinguished career as a lighting designer, stage manager and technical director, Mr. Snippe has worked with major dance, theatre and opera companies across Canada and abroad. They include the National Ballet of Canada, The Danny Grossman Dance Company, Dancemakers, and numerous other Canadian companies and independent artists, including Tedd Robinson, Denise Fujiwara and Claudia Moore.