Janaki Ranpura of J-J Trinket's has been staging original puppet pieces since graduating from Yale University in 1998. Her work combines physical theater dynamics as developed in Paris by Jacques Lecoq with light play based on Larry Reed's reinvention of Balinese wayang kulit. The pieces explore new relationships between shadow screen, audience, and actor.
She is currently working on the Operations Theater series, making shows that explore personal relationships with science. J-J Trinket’s Series is Janaki's production company.