Speaking without words: Zorba's dance

Speaking without words: Zorba's dance

Anthony Quinn 'teaching dance' on the island of Crete to the music of Mikis Theodorakis is a popular image that portrays Greeks as extremely emotional passionate and spontaneous. This paper shows the importance of dancing in Greek culture and how Greeks talk through their body by examining...

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Main Author: Hnaraki Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade 2009-01-01
Series:Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
Subjects:
Greek dancing
Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2009/0350-08610902025H.pdf
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Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
Greek dancing
Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
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publisher Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade
series Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
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publishDate 2009-01-01
description Anthony Quinn 'teaching dance' on the island of Crete to the music of Mikis Theodorakis is a popular image that portrays Greeks as extremely emotional passionate and spontaneous. This paper shows the importance of dancing in Greek culture and how Greeks talk through their body by examining Kazantzakis character, Zorba, who 'has many things to say but would rather dance them'.
topic Greek dancing
Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2009/0350-08610902025H.pdf
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