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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. His official website listed the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest. “Today we lost a part of Greece’s soul,” Greece’s ...

For those with only a cursory familiarity with Greece and Greek music, the name of Mikis Theodorakis, who died last week aged 96, may conjure flashbacks to the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. That moment ...

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, ...

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 ...