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Loby Lam (B.cs)
mail: info@loby.nl
tel: 0031636127458
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Loby is a movement artist whose journey reflects his work. He began his improvisation adventure in 1991 with music in piano. Sheet music practice was mainly by ear and through imitating the teacher, focusing on theory techniques, he was allowing his students to experience the spontaneous magic of improvisation. Later on he played in 3 bands during his music education.
The second encounter with improvisation was dance from the hophop culture. The breakdance crew as motivating each other to create their own movements and style, alongside strength training and techniques.
Improvisation in theater was the third encounter. He became a member at ProDeo at the University of Twente (Theatersport) and worked for Roest, both for 5 years since 2004. In 2009, he founded a theatre group Vreemdwild, blending his love for movements and interactions. He organised street performances working with students from the Art Academy AKI/ ArtEZ Academie.
Meanwhile parallel to it, Loby's education took a turn with an IT degree, Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology with specialization in Gaming and Security (2001-2006)
During his studies, he became vegan for ethical reasons, understanding that non-human animals also find joy in play, express emotions, and explore life's mysteries through their connections. The vystopia that came with it, was an ongoing mental battle.
His passion for fostering connections and coaching led him to Iederwijs Twente, inspired by the progressive Sudbury Valley School model. He focused on coaching while believing deeply in learning through play and personal experiences.
Later, he attended Vipassana meditation retreats to deepen his mindfulness practice. Realizing life's flexibility through minimalism and its preciousness inspired him to seek new experiences. His curiosity led him to a nomadic phase, exploring backpacking and hitchhiking that broadened his perspective. During travels, he discovered Contact Improvisation, resonating with his belief in authentic connection.
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He enjoys facilitating this dance form, applying its mindfulness and connection to daily life.
Loby traveled the globe to join classes, jam sessions andfestivals to discover more about Contact Improvisation, from Hongkong ( Kongtact Square身隨意舞) to Budapest (SIN & Kontakt Budapest), Berlin (k77, inTouch ), Krakow, Groningen (Random Collision), Amsterdam, Gottingen (Contact meets Contemporary, Osterimprofestival )
After roaming around he decided to set up a Contactimprovisation group Kahbam to combine all the different perspectives of movements and disciplines in order to offer space to share experiences.
Knowing the story of the founder of contactimprovisation, Steve Paxton, with his Aikido background. His curiosity expanded into martial arts, drawn to Aikido's philosophy of harmony. Practicing since 2014 under Siavash Derakhshan and influenced by Christian Tissier, he achieved the rank of 2nd Dan in Tokyo in 2020.
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Today, Loby is on a mission through Kahbam, blending diverse disciplines to create spaces where shared experiences thrive. Next to regular classes in Enschede he is also being invited for classes in Marocco (Rabat), Dutch contactimprovisation Festival , contact meets contemporary festival, Living Village Festival, Fusion festival. Collaborations with the Clini clowns, ecstatic dance, play, antroposofische jongerengroup, dansstage (balfolk), zouk dance, Tankstation, movement research for the Dutch movie "Straat coaches versus Aliens” from the director Michael Middelkoop.
In honer to life, for all living beings, for the sake of play.
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