Zorba the Greek

Many Greek folk dances go way back to the days of the Byzantine Empire, and as a result are still very popular among Turkish people, says a Daily Sabah report. Today, when Turks refer to Greek dance, the focus is...

The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival ended on a high with the sold out screening of Zorba the Greek. More than 350 people attended the Closing Night event at Palace Cinemas Norton Street and helped celebrate the end...

Greek director Yannis Smaragdis recently announced a new film centering on the life of Cretan poet, novelist and travel writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Smaragdis is known for previous films such as "Kavafy", "El Greco", and "God Loves Caviar", most of them...

On March 15 at 3 p.m. on Manchester Street Market, astonished passers witnessed an exciting sight. Greek and Cypriot students gathered to dance sirtaki (Greek dance) and more specifically the theme song of Zorba the Greek. Similar flashmobs have also...

A famous mural in Los Angeles featuring actor Anthony Quinn is getting a $150,000 makeover. Better known as "The Pope of Broadway," the 70-foot mural painted in 1985 by artist Eloy Torrez, was inspired by the actor's 1964 role in...

A classic milestone of Greek culture, world-famous musical Mikis Theodorakis’ "Zorba the Greek" is to be presented by the Greek National Opera Ballet in its debut at the Panathenaic Stadium, for a one and only performance on Sunday June 29. This high...

The austerity measures have driven Greeks into a state of desperation over the last four years and the troubled times that many are coping with are now being expressed all over the walls of Athens. Around 60 artists participated in...

Greek cinema has a longer history than people usually think when they associate the words Greece and cinema. Several Greek films have come a long way and are actually famous outside the country’s borders. Perhaps the first movie that comes...

World renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was rushed to the Medical Center of Athens, Greece, where he was hospitalized with a lower respiratory tract infection. Theodorakis had a high fever and was quickly admitted so that the doctors could monitor his...

A new commercial for Google Chromecast features the song "Zorbas," which was composed by Mikis Theodorakis and featured in the 1964 film "Zorba the Greek," starring Anthony Quinn. In the ad, the song starts off as it typically does: slow....