49- Friday, March 1, 1985 - North Shore News North Shore tastes PAGE 51 NEWS photos Stuart Davis RIDGEWAY Kindercare students are wrestling with entertainer Angela Brown's foot, trying to hold it down. As soon as the performer puts ner magic slipper on, it takes control of her leg, but the children are determined to win the battle. Brown en- Angela Brown, fooling her business. The North’ Vancouver ac- tress/ dancer/ singer per- forms her Ta Daa Show to pre-school and out-of-school daycare children, ranging fram two to 12 years. Dressed in bright yellow pants, 2 red and white striped shirt, a bowler hat with a flower and a whistle Brown has a special aura that attracts children's atten- tion, and holds it until the show is done. a You'll love what 8 our buyer has B brought back & from Monirgat. Spring! g Ask about our & fashion: shows in B March. . A Mon-Fri. 10-5:30 : J Sat. | 16-5:00 _f. Sun. 12-4:00 111 West Ist 1 3189 W. Broadway to announce her arrival,” | Desiqner Save 56-2498 “Maximum Quality at Minimal Prices” and clowning around is “Every single school I’ve gone to the teachers expect a puppet show. | say, ‘There aren't any puppets,’ and they say, ‘Oh, they'll never pay attention.’ But every time the children do pay at- tention.’ Brown’s relaxed approach to entertaining children comes easily, she says. ‘I’m the type of person who would sing and dance walk- ing down the street. It's quite natural for me. It's very rare that I'm not doing something. Most of m; ac- ting experience kas come 733-4142 from performing in the open,’’ including travelling road shows,’ and the Barker- ville Show. | Her background is in art education and theatre from Concordia’ University in Montreal and she got in- volved with a Children’s Theatre in Toronto. Brown says she is drawn to children’s theatre because it is so active and immediate. “It’s such .a broad, ex- pressive (way of com- municating: With children, my actions and expressions are blown up, iwisted and turned around — _ exag- gerated. “Children encourage the use of imagination. They haven't categorized, Sormal- Local 306 CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER TEMPE HEIGHTS LOTS FOR SALE FIRST COME - FIRST SERVED UPSET PRICES $64,000-$69,000 35 freehold single family lots. Near schools, major shopping centre and freeway. Terms are cash or two-thirds financing by the City at ATTRACTIVE IN- TEREST RATES: through a five-year agreement for Sale. The City, "eserves the right to accept or reject any ofter to purchase. Offers subject to approval by the Couriel of the City of North Vancouver Terms and Ganditions are available trom the Pur- chasing & Property Services Dept.. City Hall. 141 West titih Street, North Vancouver, B.C, 985-7751, A. Derwyn Owen, Land Agent City of North Vancouver joys entertaining for kids because she says she can express herself in a natural, down-to-earth manner. Kids lo e a clown FOR MOST people, making a fool of themselves is an embarrassing experience, but for entertainer ized or specialized their lives the way adults do."’ Brown does a lot of work with ‘boxes’ in her act. She uses invisible boxes and pre- tend magic boxes, taying that boxes are symbols of adult structures — the tendency to compartmen- talize everything. “T want to break away from those structures by let- ting the boxes become whatever the children want them to be. I encourage the children to explore and imagine."’ The focus of Drown’s act is her Ta Daa pose, where she takes a sweering bow. See page 51 hael Palmer March 1 & 2 in the Snuggery Next Week doe Stanton March 4-9 Snug Snacks The Harvester Burger 3.25 Chicken Wings Teryaki 3.50 Nachos (for two} 4.50 Long Ribs of Beef 3.95 Garlic Prawns 6.95 Chicken Brochette 5.50 Harvest Eating House Esplanade at Chesterfield North Vancouver 980-8368