Four local migrants will be ditching their shyness, finding their voice and publicly telling their stories to a packed audience next week.
Cynthia Qiu (China), Beverly Scarlett (Solomon Islands), Richard Bialostocki (Poland) and Dhaivat Mehta (India) will be the opening acts William Yang's performance piece The Story Only I Can Tell, part of Tauranga Arts Festival.
William Yang is an Australian architect, playwright, visual artist, photographer and film- maker.
He has created a performance piece to tell his story, and his forebears, in the hope of connecting hearts and minds.
His work explores cultural and social diversity, belonging and travel.