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 ...

The 1964 classic "Zorba the Greek" is finally debuting on DVD, in a newly restored print that highlights Walter Lassally's beautiful B&W photography -- reason enough to go into a Greek dance. Even ...

Mikis Theodorakis, the Greek composer of acclaimed scores for such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and Serpico, died today at his home in Athens of cardiac arrest. He was 96. His death was announced on ...

Composers of movie music seldom find their works played in concert halls, but movie theaters played an unexpected part in the career of Mikis Theodorakis. He is considered by serious musicians as one ...

Dr. Maria Hnaraki, associate professor in the Department of Culture and Communication, believes dancing is the ultimate creative act. It was a huge part of her life growing up on the Greek island of ...

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, ...

As ethnic stereotypes go, it’s not such a bad one: More than 50 years later, Anthony Quinn’s portrayal of earthy, irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a.k.a. Zorba the Greek, remains a revered embodiment of ...

As ethnic stereotypes go, it’s not such a bad one: More than 50 years later, Anthony Quinn’s portrayal of earthy, irrepressible Alexis Zorba, a.k.a. Zorba the Greek, remains a revered embodiment of ...

Famous ballet by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis “Zorba the Greek” premiered at the National Opera of Ukraine. The history of the ballet dates back to 1946, when a novel by the most translated 20th ...

Mikis Theodorakis, the celebrated Greek composer of “Zorba the Greek,” “Z” and “Serpico” and among the most politically active of all 20th-century composers, died Thursday at his home in Athens. He ...