"Songs of Kabir" is divided into nine sections, including "Upside-Down Poems," "Is There a Paradise Anyway?" "Handcuffed to Death" and "Beware the Snares," among others.
Current appetizers include upside-down tart with herbed goat cheese and caramelized onions; wild mushroom ravioli; and chilled lobster salad with baby artichokes and black truffle vinaigrette.
Current appetizers include upside-down tart with herbed goat cheese and caramelized onions; wild mushroom ravioli; and chilled lobster salad and baby artichokes with black truffle vinaigrette.
Awed oohs respond to the ethereal "Fly," in which David Brittain sends his kites soaring and swooping over stage and audience; and genuine ah's, ha's and oh's are the audience's contribution to "Ah Ha," a sing-along determined by the constantly changing positions (including upside-down) of two performers wearing shirts emblazoned with the letters A, H and O.
For a wonkish career diplomat, Araud was known for his subtle wit — and for throwing fabulous fetes full of avant-garde decor (a masquerade ball last year featured a tableau of stuffed animals seated as if attending an opulent dinner party; holiday decorations included upside-down trees and mannequins with animal heads in punk-rocker costume).
Unlike the iPhone and iPod Touch's built-in applications, which work in three orientations (portrait, landscape-left and landscape-right), the iPad's built-in applications support screen rotation in all four orientations, including upside-down.
He has published five books, including The Upside of Turbulence (2009).
Porter House goes proudly retro with desserts, including pineapple upside-down cake and, best of all, apple brown betty.
Our journalists, including the Upside editor, Mark Rice-Oxley, will be taking your phone donations this Saturday on +44 0)20 3353 4368.
Other images include an upside-down circus elephant, penguins and Eskimos on ice, and images from Medieval mythology, like dragons, a princess and a castle.
Audience high jinks included an upside-down tiara eye patch, a bird cage evening bag and a fur-edged Tatar hat worn as a bustier.
