Greek dance pioneer Athan Karras, who choreographed routines for Broadway and Hollywood and was considered one of the leading authorities on Greek folk dancing in America, has died. The Tarzana man ...

Probably the best-known piece of Greek music in the world, the theme tune for the 1964 film “Zorba the Greek” was penned by celebrated composer Mikis Theodorakis, who has died aged 96. An instrumental ...

Andonis Piperoglou receives funding from the Australian Research Coucil and The Herbert and Valmae Freilich Project for the Study of Bigotry. Born in 1925, Theodorakis began writing music when he was ...

In one of the most memorable and meaningful scenes from the Academy Award-winning movie Zorba the Greek, the title character Alexis Zorba is asked by his uptight, existentially challenged boss, Basil, ...

In one of the most memorable and meaningful scenes from the Academy Award-winning movie Zorba the Greek, the title character Alexis Zorba is asked by his uptight, existentially challenged boss, Basil, ...

For it I need a slow dance, a hasapiko, which will become faster and faster," Theodorakis recounted on a website about himself and his work. The theme was a phenomenal success and contributed to the ...