{"id":101133,"date":"2026-08-10T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/jeet-thayils-program-as-curator-in-residence-at-the-26th-ilb\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:02:30","slug":"jeet-thayils-program-as-curator-in-residence-at-the-26th-ilb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/jeet-thayils-program-as-curator-in-residence-at-the-26th-ilb\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeet Thayil&#8217;s Program as Curator in Residence at the 26th ILB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear reader, dear writer, dear friend of ILB,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year I&#8217;m curating a part of the festival, a \u00abfestival within the festival,\u00bb and I want to tell you what this means. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve invited an outspoken unruly collective of poets, novelists, dancers and musicians, among them Kamal Trilok Singh, Anthony Joseph, Tishani Doshi, Natsuko Kono, Omar Musa, Mariel Roberts Musa, Sarnath Banerjee, Mohammed Hanif and Eileen Myles. Some of them will share the stage with our dazzling ILB house band, led by Diego Pi\u00f1era.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No script, no safety net, just an offering to the gods of improvisation, where the ego melts and remakes itself as inspiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call it a live experiment in collaboration: sound as instigation, movement as invocation, failure as an option, risk versus beauty. Bring your own appetite for alchemy. You are part of the chemical reaction we seek.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the full schedule below. I&#8217;ll see you there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeet Thayil<br>Curator in Residence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Curator in Residence Program at the 26th ILB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/festival-opening\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Festival Opening with Jeet Thayil and Boualem Sansal<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>What can literature accomplish in times of upheaval? To open the 26th ILB, Jeet Thayil will deliver the keynote address \u201cSinging in the Dark,\u201d with music by the ILB House Band.<br>In German, English, and French, with simultaneous interpretation.<br>Sep 03 | 6:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/jeet-thayil-one-last-unending-night-for-the-world\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Jeet Thayil: One Last Unending Night for the World<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>A performative reading of poems about inspiration, memory, and loss, accompanied by the ILB House Band. Followed by a conversation about writing in the apocalyptic present.<br>Moderator: Simone Schr\u00f6der<br>Sep 04 | 9:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/sarnath-banerjee-absolute-jafar\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Sarnath Banerjee: Absolute Jafar<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Of sultans, djinns, and street food: Every night, Brighu tells his son Jafar stories of a home that no longer exists as it once did. A reading on Graphic Novel Day.<br>Moderator: Julia Korbik<br>Sep 05 | 4:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/omar-musa-mariel-roberts-musa-just-the-two-of-us\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Omar Musa &amp; Mariel Roberts Musa: Just the Two of Us<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>What does it take to collaborate in life and in art? Poet and novelist Omar Musa and cellist Mariel Roberts Musa explore through performance where language and sound meet.<br>Moderator: Jeet Thayil<br>Sep 05 | 5:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/eileen-myles-how-to-live-twice\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Eileen Myles: How to Live Twice<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Poetry rock star meets jazz improvisation: Eileen Myles joins the ILB House Band in an exchange of language and music. Plus, a conversation about whether poetry can exist without performance.<br>Moderator: Jeet Thayil<br>Sep 06 | 8:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/what-is-the-frequency-of-magic\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Anthony Joseph &amp; Diego Pi\u00f1era: What is the Frequency of Magic?<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Calypso, poetry, and magic: Anthony Joseph will be accompanied on drums by Diego Pi\u00f1era. A coming together of percussion and the word.<br>Moderator: Jeet Thayil<br>Sep 09 | 6:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/come-on-in-my-kitchen\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Come on in My Kitchen! Community Night<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Writers from the Indian community offer insights into their work before Jeet Thayil invites them to the \u201ckitchen table\u201d for a conversation about Berlin, life and writing in the diaspora\u2014and the recipe for a truly great text.<br>Featuring: Deepika Arwind, Abul Kalam Azad, Saskya Jain, siddhartha lokanandi, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan. Moderator: Jeet Thayil<br>Sep 09 | 8:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/mohammed-hanif-rebel-english-academy\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Mohammed Hanif: Rebel English Academy<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Mohammed Hanif is one of the novelists redefining contemporary Pakistani literature\u2014\u00abone of South Asia\u2019s funniest and most subversive voices\u00bb (The Guardian).<br>Moderator: Hasnain Kazim<br>Sep 10 | 6:30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/tishani-doshi-natsuko-kono-movement-is-the-message\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Tishani Doshi &amp; Natsuko Kono: Movement is the Message<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Body language takes on new meaning when Indian poetry meets the Japanese avant-garde: Tishani Doshi and Butoh dancer Natsuko Kono create spaces for language through movement.<br>Sep 11 | 6:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/kamal-trilok-singh-generation-next\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Generation Next: Kamal Trilok Singh<\/strong><\/mark><\/a><br>Indian literature in English is in good hands: In his debut, \u00abhappily ever after,\u00bb Kamal Trilok Singh dissects a relationship in intimate detail, with sensitivity and rhythmic precision.<br>Moderator: Hadnet Tesfai<br>Sep 11 | 8:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/events\/this-be-the-beat-a-performance\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>This Be The Beat. 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