What happens when you break down walls and two very different worlds collide?
Joy France decided to do 60 new things before she turned 60 - and inadvertently set off a chain of events that led her to go from retirement to rap.
What she learned on the way really needs to be heard by people of all ages, especially with regard to stereotyping, stepping into the unknown and... pandas!
Video credits: 2Beards Film and Video Production. Joy France is a multi award / slam winning writer, poet and creative who is proud to be a magnet for the gloriously weird.
After a lifetime of shyness, in her 50s she found confidence via spoken word poetry and now performs across the country.
When she approached her 60th birthday she decided to do 60 new things which led her to have many “out of her comfort zone” adventures and discover that amazing things happen when you step out of your bubble.
She has had several artistic residencies (currently Creative-in-Residence at Manchester’s iconic Afflecks (Palace) and Poet-in-Residence with United Against Injustice).
A short documentary following one of her creative adventures was recently shown at the National Documentary Film Festival and premiered in London with a longer version due to be completed later this year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx