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 ...

Hailed as the event of the year in Cyprus, an extraordinary ballet performance is said to mark a historic moment for the cultural world. Renowned global ballet performers are coming to deliver a ...

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, at 319 S. 20th St. in Wilson, hosts a biannual Greek Food Fest, which features traditional Greek dance performances. WILSON, Pa. - Foodies in search of gyros, ...

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, ...

IT IS QUITE possibly the most famous two-note phrase in post-war European music: a stepwise trip up the scale that sounds like a question. Repeated over and over, it invites you to stretch your arms ...

Thymios Partales and his Greek-American Super Band will perform at their first New Orleans Greek Festival on Memorial Day weekend. The band has two albums’ worth of originals and keeps up with the top ...

Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis died Thursday at age 96. A notice on his website cited cardiopulmonary arrest as the cause of death. Theodorakis' music for the film Zorba the Greek ...

Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who scored the 1964 classic film "Zorba the Greek" and was an icon of resistance to the former military junta, died in Athens on Thursday aged 96. A prolific ...

ATHENS — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, has died at his home in Athens. His death ...