I have three concepts for three short dance films In which I will be choreographing and directing and from the bottom of my heart I need your help to make them happen and to make them nothing short of Sublime. I have a very strong passion for the arts in Australia and I have always wanted to be able to get on a roll with putting out constant content, however money and funding is a large issue, once you hire someone to film, edit, colour grade, light, costume and a make up artist it becomes quite an expensive exercise My main goal for these three works is to help boost the dance/arts community in Australia and to create some form of a network where we are all in support of each other. Within these three concepts are three completely different feels and tones and i promise that: 1. They will inspire and push boundaries 2.They will entertain you 3. Help you find the motivation to start your own projects 4. Put Australian dance on the map (which I think is the most important one) My first 2 projects are somewhat smaller projects starting with something that I will be shooting within the next few weeks, a short film entitled 'The Widows' which is a re-imagined version of Chicago's 'Cell Block Tango' featuring a cast of incredible female dancers... I promise that this one will entertain and shock you! The second project will be an all boys work, which I won't give away to much about yet.. Upon completing these 2 projects I will then begin work on 3rd and final project which will be HUGE! featuring 20-30 of my favourite wacky and wonderful dancers.. which I believe will be a truly inspiring work. The reason why I need your help is because I want to ensure that the quality is of the highest scale and then the work can truly shine in it's appropriate light. I want the three of these works to help inspire people to take risks and follow their passion and most of all to act as a starter for a new creative journey... So even if you can only spare a few penny's it will be truly never forgotten and my gratitude will be endless.. please help spread the word! Much love to everyone reading this, Stephen Tannos x

I think the main risks and challenges involved with undertaking these series of works is ensuring that the potential funders are able to see where there funds have gone into.

My main driving force for the creation of these works is to INSPIRE and to push the boundaries in our Australian dance community, i think achieving that is another challenge I will face.