An upcoming dance show is giving plus-sized woman the chance to show off their curvaceous figures , as well as their athletic prowess . The production , called Nothing to Lose , premiered at the Sydney Festival in January but will open to the public on March 11 . The show is touted as a demonstration of what an overweight body can do and features trained dancers as well as some regular actors . Scroll down for video . An upcoming dance show called Nothing To Lose is giving plus-sized woman the chance to show off their curvaceous figures and aims to be a demonstration of what an overweight body can do . Brainchild of director Kate Champion and associate artist Kelli Jean Drinkwater , it will run at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne , Australia . The company 's artistic director , Kate , teamed up with filmmaker and activist recognised internationally for her work in radical body politics , Kelli , in order to explore and celebrate the movement of bigger bodies in the show . The production premiered at the Sydney Festival in January but will open to the public on March 11 . The company 's artistic director , Kate Champion teamed up with Kelli Jean Drinkwater in order to explore and celebrate the movement of bigger bodies in the show . Speaking about the production , Kelli said : 'When Kate told me she wanted to create a new piece of dance theatre with a cast of undeniably bigger bodies I was overwhelmed . 'But the response to Nothing to Lose has been positive beyond our wildest expectations . 'We 've had huge amounts of interest internationally - from places as far and wide as London to Hong Kong to Buenos Aires . 'It has been overwhelming and also validating to realise that this subject really speaks to people . ' The founders say that the response to Nothing to Lose has been positive beyond their wildest expectations . The founders of the production say they 've had huge amounts of interest internationally - from places as far and wide as London to Hong Kong to Buenos Aires . In a video for the Sydney Festival , the choreographer recalled realising that she 'needed to find someone who lives in the bigger body ' in order to move forward with her idea . She later enlisted Ms Drinkwater , who worked as a plus-size model . ' I had no idea the level of abuse that a lot of [ the show 's dancers ] experience daily and how they have to prepare themselves to go out in public all the time , ' Ms Champion said . 'That 's quite shocking . ' She added that she hopes to create a space where the audience can view the plus-sized dancers in a 'different way and actually just enjoy the physical form moving ’ . The choreographer recalled realising that she 'needed to find someone who lives in the bigger body ' in order to move forward with her idea . The show is touted as a demonstration of what an overweight body can do and features trained dancers as well as some regular actors . Ms Drinkwater says she hopes to create a space where the audience can view the plus-sized dancers in a 'different way and actually just enjoy the physical form moving ' Nothing to Lose is another example of how body acceptance movements and campaigns have gained popularity over recent years . Last October , radio producer Whitney Way Thore showcased her amazing dance moves in a series of weight acceptance videos titled A Fat Girl Dancing as a part of her No Body Shame Campaign . Thore is now starring in her own TLC reality series , My Big Fat Fabulous Life , which premiered on January 13 . And in 2014 , a number of women took to social media to share photos of their bikini bodies after plus-size fashion blogger Gabi Gregg posted a picture of herself in a two-piece swimsuit with the hashtag # fatkini . Miss Gregg has since launched two collections of swimwear for women sizes 10 through 24 , with the first selling out within 48 hours . Nothing to Lose is another example of how body acceptance movements have gained popularity .
Nothing to Lose performed at the Sydney ballroom in 2012 . Will open to the public on March 28 . Features featured dancers as well as some regular dancers .