Juliet Widyasari Burnett is an Indonesian-Australian dancer, choreographer and founder-director of A_PART, connecting Indonesian and Australian artists and communities.

She is one of Australia’s most recognised dancers after her years at The Australian Ballet (2003-2015) and guesting with Chunky Move and West Australian Ballet; then from 2016-2022 she forged a career in Europe as dancer at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Belgium under Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s direction, also guesting with Dutch National Ballet.

In 2015 she began working occasionally in her mother’s country of Indonesia, performing, teaching and initiating community workshops for marginalised children. Juliet has been trained in her grandmother’s art of Javanese classical dance, and other traditional Javanese dances and art forms such as martial art Silat. In her practice Juliet explores a hybrid of Javanese dance and arts with Western classical and contemporary forms, navigating the confluence of dance, theatre and music.

Juliet choreographs and directs her own creative projects across film and stage: CYVASA 2.0 (2025) - in collaboration with Indonesian dance artist Ishvara Devati with original music by Yogyakarta feminist noise duo Metatesis - at Temperance Hall Melbourne; Roro Xeno (2025) - with original music by Indonesian electronic music artist Kasimyn (Gabber Modus Operandi, Björk, Samsara film) for MONA/HOTA at Bleach* Festival; in situ (2019) - a solo work for actor/dancer Victor Polster (Girl by Lukas Dhont) with music by Australian experimental percussionist Will Guthrie - for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; Ketok, Ora Ketok (2025) - with music by Indonesian artists Metatesis and Deathless - at ALOW Gallery Gold Coast; dance film for MONA at Dark MOFO, Letting Blood (2016); Elektra (2025), a response to Anselm Kiefer’s Elektra installation with music by experimental chamber music composer Nick Tsiavos, commissioned by MONA; as well as choreographing and performing in music clips for Australian indie band Cool Explosions (2018), and Icelandic artist Gyda Valtysdottir (2022). She is currently in development for new cross-disciplinary work Kasekten in collaboration with fellow Indonesian diaspora, extreme metal vocalist Karina Utomo, and Australian installation artist Michaela Gleave; and new dance theatre work Miasma with music by Australian experimental composer Dylan Sheridan.

In 2021 she was named winner of the Arts and Culture category of the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians Awards for her work connecting Indonesian and Australian artists and communities, Most Outstanding Dancer in Dance Europe 2020 for her performance in Edouard Lock’s The Heart of August…continued and Standout Solo Performance in Portland Dance Film Festival 2021 for Sam Asaert’s short film Exaltation.

In 2022 Juliet returned to Australia and is based on Kombumerri Country (Gold Coast), continuing as a freelance dancer and choreographer and leading A_PART into the future.