{"id":500,"date":"2025-05-28T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/?p=500"},"modified":"2026-09-15T23:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:27:28","slug":"the-song-collector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/2025\/05\/28\/the-song-collector\/","title":{"rendered":"The Song Collector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An immersive visual play<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Song Collector is an immersive video-based theatrical installation, inspired by folk song collector Lucy Broadwood. Step inside Lucy&#8217;s room, where you are welcome to browse her collection &#8211; and add to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucy Broadwood (1858-1929)&#8217;s story is unique, because it&#8217;s not just about music. As an upper class unmarried woman, she was an exception and way ahead of her time. Through playing the organ in her local church, she got to meet the local working men and persuaded them to share their songs with her. She collected many folk songs, songs about love, work, politics and desire. Songs that were shared within communities, thus storing their collective memories. What&#8217;s your song memory?<br><br>The Song Collector is a 30 minute long site-specific video installation for maximum of 5 people at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"the Song Collector - a visual immersive play (promo)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05By6MIlwU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Upcoming shows<\/strong>:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverfringe.com\/events\/song-collector\/\">Vancouver Fringe<\/a>, 18-20 September 2026<br><a href=\"https:\/\/artsrevelstoke.com\/luna-artists\/hummingbird-interactive\/\">Luna Arts Revelstoke<\/a>, 26 September 2026 (special outdoor exhibit version, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts)<br><br>Unfortunately, the planned shows at Edmonton Fringe had to be cancelled due to a combination of illness and forest fires on the travel trajectory. We apologize to everyone who already got a ticket &#8211; we hope to return in 2027.<br><br><strong>Past shows:<\/strong><br>The Yellow Door, <a href=\"https:\/\/milt.tickit.ca\/\">Mayne Island<\/a>, 31 July &#8211; 1 August 2026<br>YellowHouse Arts Centre, Galiano Island, 8-9 May 2026<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverfringe.com\/events\/the-song-collector\/\">Vancouver Fringe, 4-14 September 2025<\/a><br><br><strong>Media:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/ohdio\/premiere\/emissions\/phare-ouest\/segments\/rattrapage\/2477589\/festival-fringe-vancouver-presente-spectacle-the-song-collector\">https:\/\/ici.radio-canada.ca\/ohdio\/premiere\/emissions\/phare-ouest\/segments\/rattrapage\/2477589\/festival-fringe-vancouver-presente-spectacle-the-song-collector<\/a> (en Francais)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/arts\/vancouver-fringe-jedidjah-julia-noomen-1.7624950\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/arts\/vancouver-fringe-jedidjah-julia-noomen-1.7624950<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-43-north-by-northwest\/clip\/16167942-jedidjah-julia-noomen-last-one-standing-the-song\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-43-north-by-northwest\/clip\/16167942-jedidjah-julia-noomen-last-one-standing-the-song<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/song-collector-review.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/song-collector-review.png 700w, https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/song-collector-review-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/song-collector-review-600x281.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div 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She works as a game director and immersive experience designer for games, XR and theatre. Folk music is one of her main interests, but she&#8217;s also the co-host of The Nirvana Podcast.<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.com\"><em>www.jedidjahjulianoomen.com<\/em><br><\/a><br>Ally Rafter &#8211; Lucy<br><em>Ally is a Vancouver based performer, equestrian and gamer. Since her graduation from Capilano&nbsp;University&#8217;s&nbsp;Acting for Stage and Screen program, she&#8217;s been busy. From writing and performing for the Unnamed Sketch Show, various theatre productions [select favourite credits include Moon Over Buffalo (DCSS) No Exit (Peninsula Prods.) and The Woman in Black (Famous Artists Ltd.)] to some very cool upcoming screen credits she&#8217;s not at liberty to share yet! In her free time, when she&#8217;s not at the stables, you can find Ally logged into her self-built PC. You can follow her on instagram&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wm.dds.nl\/#NOP\">@allyagram&nbsp;<\/a><br>&#8220;One bright morning changes all things&#8221; &#8211; Hozier, First Light<\/em><br><br>Dasha Kittredge &#8211; Lucy<br><em>Dasha is an immersive storyteller expert. She was an actor in many award winning live VR experiences like The Under Presents and Gumball Dreams and has founded #metaforyou, a company that excels in custom immersive events for companies like Netflix, Blumhouse and Hulu. Dasha is also one of the actors in Last One Standing, Hummingbird Interactive&#8217;s first production.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Song Collector\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0STSrcq2X0mCORwwwkZ2lO?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CAC-lockup-EN-RGB-Black-300x52.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5.769436997319035;width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CAC-lockup-EN-RGB-Black-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CAC-lockup-EN-RGB-Black-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CAC-lockup-EN-RGB-Black-1536x266.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CAC-lockup-EN-RGB-Black-600x104.png 600w, https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CAC-lockup-EN-RGB-Black.png 1839w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An immersive visual play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post\/500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":888,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post\/500\/revisions\/888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hummingbirdinteractive.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}