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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a classic scene from the 1964 Anthony Quinn movie "Zorba the Greek," two dudes in neckties dance on a beach. Lancaster's new Greek arts festival Friday, May 6, will bring back the famous Zorba ...

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, ...