{"title":"Sheree da Costa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheree da Costa is an author, actor and dancer. A former principal dancer with The Australian Ballet and the Sydney Dance Company, she has since performed across film, television and music theatre, with recent screen credits including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKingdom of the Planet of the Apes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Rebel Wilson's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Deb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer self-devised short film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancing With My Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a tribute to her late son Joe, won two Best Actress awards on the international festival circuit in 2023–24. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer memoir of the same name is her second book, following \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaking The Drop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2011).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dancing-with-my-mother","title":"Dancing With My Mother","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJoe was seventeen when a single night and a little-known psychedelic changed the way he saw the world - and never stopped. What began as altered perception became Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD), a condition that would shadow the rest of his short life, tangled up with depression and addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancing With My Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is his mother's memoir: an unflinching yet tender account of loving a child through years of struggle, of hope held and hope lost, and of the grief that follows when love alone is not enough. Sheree da Costa, a former principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, writes with a performer's eye and a mother's clear, aching honesty. Running through it all is a refrain between them: \u003cem\u003e\"Let's dance, Ma.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBoth an intimate family portrait and a quiet act of awareness-raising, it gives a name to a condition few people know, and a voice to the parents who carry these stories. A book about profound loss, and about a bond that not even death can destroy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf this book raises difficult feelings, support is available. In Australia, Lifeline is on 13 11 14 (24\/7) and Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. In an emergency, call 000.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheree da Costa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67582099620022,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8688\/0438\/files\/P-comingsoon-samuel-regan-asante-Rk8fHGGeyr8-unsplash.jpg?v=1791155026"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8688\/0438\/collections\/Sheree_da_Costa_-_2_-Photo_by_Syl_Marie_Photography.jpg?v=1791155202","url":"https:\/\/www.fairplaypublishing.com.au\/collections\/sheree-da-costa.oembed","provider":"Fair Play Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}