{"product_id":"sirkka-liisa-konttinen-step-by-step","title":"Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen: Step By Step","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished in September - available to preorder. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStep by Step \u003c\/em\u003e(1982-1989), is a study of girls and their mothers at a dancing school in North Shields, in North East of England, and their later lives after leaving the school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1989 and long out of print, this new edition of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen’s classic book has been extensively revised by Sirkka. It is printed in tritone to ensure the highest quality of image reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSirkka followed the lives of the dancing daughters and their dance mothers over a six-year period, seeing how their dreams and their dancing came to sustain them in their tougher personal realities. \u003ci\u003eStep by Step\u003c\/i\u003e includes their insightful and witty narratives and explores their growing awareness of the challenges they face as women in their particularly challenging urban environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series was a strong influence on the development and writing of Lee Hall’s play \u003ci\u003eDancer\u003c\/i\u003e, which became the cult coming-of-age film \u003ci\u003eBilly Elliot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Finland, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen came to study filmmaking in London and became a founder member of Amber Film \u0026amp; Photography Collective, based since 1969 in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. Sirkka’s seminal documentation of Byker, the close-knit community of Newcastle upon Tyne that was her home for seven years while destined for wholesale redevelopment led to national recognition as a key photographic and filmic account of a rich working class culture on the eve of its destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eA limited special edition of 60 copies \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eis also available at a \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#a90909\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eprice of £99.00. This edition includes a signed copy of the book and a 10\" x 8\" giclée print signed by Sirkka.  Each print is \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003epresented\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e in a sleeve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#a90909\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e. The image is the photograph which appears on the front cover of the book. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"dewi lewis publishing","offers":[{"title":"Unsigned copy","offer_id":57374001594741,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed Copy","offer_id":57374001627509,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signed Print and Signed Book","offer_id":57416512438645,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0304\/2641\/files\/9781916915206_b26a109d-2bc6-4a86-a120-112103eb330f.jpg?v=1784642903","url":"https:\/\/www.dewilewis.com\/products\/sirkka-liisa-konttinen-step-by-step","provider":"dewi lewis publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}