Performers

Elise Boulanger is a haunting presence from Vancouver and Nanaimo, Canada, on Coast Salish lands. This Chamber-Pop artist captivates audiences with her haunting avalanche of a voice. Boulanger, a bilingual operatically-trained environmental advocate, creates cinematic dreamscapes with her band, which includes double bass, cello, violin, and drums.

Boulanger's newest release, “Spirit Seekers,” showcases her electronic entrance. This composition is for the seven-part docuseries Spirit Seekers, which shares rumored ghost stories from locations around Vancouver Island. Director and Medium Paula DeMontigny possesses a special ability to sense and communicate with the spirits who roamed these areas.

Performing for over 15 years, she began touring in 2021 across Western and Eastern Canada, as well as Vancouver Island and the Kootenays, as she continues to grow in the Canadian market. Boulanger's sound is reminiscent of Kate Bush with her angelic yet raw dramatic artistry and has been described as "definitely one to watch" by the Times Colonist. Her actions are bold and beautiful as she takes advantage of the stage to teach audiences how to adapt to climate change.

V3 is a group comprised of primarily young Vietnamese individuals whose primary purpose is to retain and promote Vietnamese culture. V3 was formed in the fall of 2006, and since then, they have been actively involved in community events. V3 started out as a small group and soon after expanded to include individuals from different ethnicities who shared the same vision, goal, and passion. 

The group is well recognized by the Lower Mainland community. Activities carried out by the group have made positive changes through collaborations with other ethno-cultural organizations, broad community-based and government agencies. Today, V3 is comprised of more than 50 members between the ages of 10-40, and is supported by parents and various organizations.