{"id":21038,"date":"2020-07-21T15:23:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T14:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=21038"},"modified":"2020-07-21T15:24:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T14:24:57","slug":"giving-a-gift","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/resource\/giving-a-gift","title":{"rendered":"Giving a Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 800;\">Giving a Gift<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In pairs, one improviser mimes giving an object to the other. The second improviser thanks them and names the object \u201cThanks for this tiny horse\u201d. It doesn\u2019t need to be the same as what the original improviser thought it was. They swap so the other improviser gives a gift and the exercise is repeated. Now add a third beat; one mimes a gift, the other thanks and names it, then the giver adds information such as \u201cI knew you\u2019d like a tiny horse because you like horse riding but you\u2019re scared of falling a long way to the ground\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gcAdyf\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter containing helpful improv resources, improv exercises, casting calls for new shows and news about the UK improv scene please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gcAdyf\">subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/161372030694784\/\">facebook group<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hooplaimpro\/\">facebook page,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hooplaimpro\">twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hooplaimpro\">instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hoopla are the UK\u2019s first improv theatre and the UK\u2019s biggest improv school with fun and friendly improv\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-comedy-club-london-bridge.html\">shows<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\">classes<\/a>\u00a0every day of the week in London and across the UK. 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