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Collective Effervescence with Or Taicher, Michal Shahaf, Ben Yaffet and Dr. Shira Gabriel

2023/1/17
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Mikhail Shachaf：Koolulam 通过在短时间内教授大型群体演唱一首歌曲，创造独特的集体演唱体验，其活动遍布全球，视频在社交媒体上广泛传播。 Ben Yifet：Koolulam 的成功在于让非音乐家在短时间内合作完成复杂的演唱任务，这需要高度的专注和团队合作，最终呈现出和谐的音乐效果。参与者需要走出舒适区，高度专注于当下，并理解彼此合作的重要性。 Or Taicher：Koolulam 的灵感源于创作者对社会分裂的担忧，以及希望通过音乐创造和谐的愿望。创立之初曾不被看好，但团队坚持并最终取得成功。 Michal Shachaf：Koolulam 旨在应对社会分裂，通过集体演唱活动促进人们之间的联系，收到来自世界各地人们的积极反馈，他们渴望通过Koolulam活动重新连接彼此。 Shira Gabriel：Koolulam 的集体演唱活动能够激发人们的联系感和神圣感，在世俗化的世界中，人们对神圣感和归属感的需求依然强烈，Koolulam 提供了一种非宗教的途径来满足这种需求。Koolulam 活动的设计巧妙地融合了多种因素，从而促进了集体兴奋感。音乐在其中扮演着至关重要的角色，它能够集中人们的注意力，并引入仪式感。

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Kululam is a social musical initiative that brings together large groups of people with no musical background to learn and perform a well-known song in less than an hour, fostering a sense of community and connection through mass singing events.

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Have you ever been in a group of people, everyone focused on the same thing — a sports competition or a sermon or a performance — and you’ve had a feeling that you’re being transported or transformed by what you’re experiencing? It’s when you’re been a part of a collective moment of being that is so powerful and so meaningful that you forget about any self-consciousness or shyness or hesitation, and you feel swept up in what might be called celebration or rapture, or joy, or love.There’s actually a term for those beautiful, resonant, collective experiences — collective effervescence. Today, we’re exploring the collective effervescence of Koolulam), “a social-musical initiative aimed at strengthening the fabric of society, centering around mass-singing events.” Featuring Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Dr. Shira Gabriel) and Koolulam’s co-founders, Or Taicher), Michal Shahaf), and Ben Yaffet). 

Music for this episode courtesy of Koolulam), featuring One Day) and other choral works

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