There are few workplaces less welcoming to a fat person than a dance studio. But Sydney director Kate Champion plans to change that with an upcoming dance theatre work for ''the fat dancing body''.

Champion's contemporary dance company Force Majeure is advertising for what it calls ''larger bodied people'' to audition for the dance work. The auditions will take place in Sydney in July and August, and performers are encouraged to take risks exploring their physicality, according to the company's site.

Creative activist: Kelli Jean Drinkwater. Credit:Mat Hornby

''Through this process we aim to challenge the preconceived notions that most people share concerning fat bodies dancing and introduce the reality that all shapes have their own, highly watchable aesthetic.''

Force Majeure has won awards for works such as Same, Same But Different and Already Elsewhere, which tackle issues like ageing and grief.