Janet Munyarryun

Guypunura "Janet" Munyarryun (born ) is an Australian Aboriginal dancer and choreographer who is a founding member of the Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Biography Munyarryun was born in Yirrkala, a community in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. She grew up in the Garthalala homeland, and as a young girl she travelled with her family across country to establish the community of Dhalinybuy. She is a Yolngu woman of the Wangnurri clan.

In 1984, she started working at National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA) Dance College in Sydney, and started cultural workshops to bring traditional dance practices to urban students. She also helped establish the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT), contributing as a choreographer and tutor.

Rarriwuy remarked of her mother: "[she] was dancing at Bangarra when she was pregnant with me and she took me to all the rehearsals and performances after I was born".

Munyarryun has continued as the cultural advisor for Bangarra, ensuring that their "performances adhere to the traditional stories and songs of her people". She also worked to establish the Bunggul Djama Arts Alliance, a community-driven initiative to foster Yolngu performance arts and mixed-media projects. The production travelled between Arnhem Land and Mirramu Creative Arts Centre near Lake George in Bungendore, NSW.

Theatre 1997-1999 – Fish, Bangarra Dance Theatre 2012 – Infinity: Warumuk − in the dark night, vocalist, Bangarra Dance Theatre 2013 – The Morning Star

Personal life She has a younger brother Djakapurra Munyarryun, a performance artist and dancer, and who was also a founding member of the Bangarra Dance Theatre. an actress and dancer, and Guruguru Hick, rap artist.