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Zorba (scrap)
Zorba ( gr, Ζορμπά) may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Zorba (comics), a fictional character from Marvel Comics *''Zorba the Greek'', a 1946 novel by the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis **Syrtaki, a Greek dance commonly called the Zorba ** ''Zorba the Greek'' (film), a 1964 movie based on the novel ** ''Zorba'' (musical), a musical based on the novel and film **''Zorba's Dance'', a song by Mikis Theodorakis featured in the film *Zorba the Hutt, a ''Star Wars Legends'' character Other uses *Zorba the Buddha, a Rajneesh concept owing in part to the Kazantzakis novel character * Zorba (Mastiff), world's largest dog, now deceased *Zorba Paster, physician and public radio personality *Zorba (XQuery processor), an open source implementation of the XQuery query/programming language *Sorik, a town in Armenia formerly called ''Zorba'' *A nickname of Peter Metropolis (born 1944), an Australian rules football player and administrator *Zorba (computer) The Zorba was a portable comput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba (comics)
Latveria is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted within the storylines of Marvel's comic titles as an isolated European country ruled by the fictional Supreme Lord Doctor Doom, supposedly located in the Banat region. It is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, and also borders Symkaria (home of Silver Sable) to the south. Its capital is Doomstadt. Publication history Latveria first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' Annual #2, published in 1964. Victor Von Doom is the ruler of Latveria. Though he has been dethroned a number of times, Victor has invariably managed to return to the throne of his country within a matter of months. Victor also has a council who obey him entirely. In ''Fantastic Four'' #536 in 2006, he killed his own Prime Minister for claiming control of Latveria in his absence and threatened to kill two other ministers if they failed to find the landing spot of Thor's hammer. Doctor Doom's style of rule c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba The Greek
''Zorba the Greek'' ( el, Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, , Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by the Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and mysterious Alexis Zorba. The novel was adapted into the successful 1964 film of the same name directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as well as a stage musical and a BBC radio play. Plot The book opens in a café in Piraeus, just before dawn on a gusty autumn morning sometime after the end of World War I. The narrator, a young Greek intellectual, resolves to set aside his books for a few months after being stung by the parting words of a friend, Stavridakis, who has left for the Russian Caucasus to help the local Greek communities who are facing persecution. He sets off for Crete to re-open a disused lignite mine, and immerse himself in the world of peasants an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrtaki
Sirtaki or syrtaki ( el, συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek''. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of "syrtos" and the slow and fast rhythms of the hasapiko dance. The dance and the accompanying music by Mikis Theodorakis are also called Zorba's dance, the Zorba or "the dance of Zorba". The dance has become popular in Greece and one that is identified with the Greeks. The name ''sirtaki'' comes from the Greek word syrtos – from σύρω (τον χορό), which means "drag (the dance)" or "lead (the dance)" – a common name for a group of traditional Greek dances of so-called "dragging" style, as opposed to pidikhtos (πηδηχτός), a hopping or leaping style. Despite its name, sirtaki incorporates both syrtos (in its slower part) and pidikhtós (in its faster part) elements. Choreography The dance was created specifically for the film ''Zorba the Greek'' rather than a traditional form of dance. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba The Greek (film)
''Zorba the Greek'' ( el, Αλέξης Ζορμπάς, ''Alexis Zorbas'') is a 1964 comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Greek Cypriot filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis. It stars Anthony Quinn as the titular character, an earthy and boisterous peasant in Crete, and Alan Bates as the buttoned-up young intellectual he befriends. The cast also includes Lila Kedrova, Irene Papas, and Sotiris Moustakas. The musical score was composed by Mikis Theodorakis. The film is based on the 1946 novel '' The Life And Times Of Alexis Zorba'' by Nikos Kazantzakis. Produced in Greece for under $1 million, ''Zorba'' was a considerable critical and commercial success, grossing over nine times its production budget at the U.S. box office alone. At the 37th Academy Awards, the film won awards for Best Supporting Actress (Kedrova), Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Other nominations included Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Anthony Quinn, whose performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba (musical)
''Zorba'' is a Musical theater, musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. Adapted from the 1946 novel ''Zorba the Greek (novel), Zorba the Greek'' by Nikos Kazantzakis and the subsequent 1964 Zorba the Greek (film), film of the same name, it focuses on the friendship that evolves between Zorba and Nikos, a young American who has inherited an abandoned mine on Crete, and their romantic relationships with a local widow and a French woman, respectively. The musical premiered on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1968 in a production directed by Harold Prince. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical in a season that included ''Hair (musical), Hair'', ''Promises, Promises (musical), Promises, Promises'' and ''1776 (musical), 1776''. The last of these won the award. The original production ran for 305 performances, and a 1983 Broadway revival ran for 362 performances with a cast starring Anthony Quinn. Productions ;Original Broadway Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba's Dance
"Zorba's Dance" ( el, Ο Χορός Του Ζορμπά) is an instrumental by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The song featured for the dance, which has become known as sirtaki, in the 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek'', for which Theodorakis wrote the soundtrack, and became renowned around the world. It is now commonly played and danced to in Greek tavernas. The film's track has since been recorded as a standalone song by many different musicians from around the world. Background The music of "Zorba's Dance" was composed by Mikis Theodorakis, who derived it from rebetiko, a form of urban music performed by Greek musicians with Turkish makam modes. The music, and its song "Strose To Stroma Sou Gia Dio" ("Make Your Bed for Two"), was adapted from a syrtos traditional composition from Chania by the Cretan musician Giorgis Koutsourelis, chosen as it had "energetic rhythm" and some resemblance to the rebetiko. The soundtrack recording was performed on a bouzouki. The original soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba The Hutt
This is an incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, now rebranded ''Star Wars Legends''. The accompanying works were declared non-canon to the ''Star Wars'' franchise by Lucasfilm in 2014. This list applies ''only'' to characters who completely appear in ''Legends'' media, and who therefore do not exist in the canon continuity. For characters belonging to the canon continuity, see List of ''Star Wars'' characters. # ;: A droid working with Jerec in '' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II''. A ; A dark side entity, Abeloth began as a mortal woman who came across the immortal Force entities, the Ones, on their mysterious home world. Taking on the mantle of the Mother, Abeloth helped The Father keep the peace between her warring dark side of the force Son and light side of the force Daughter for many years. However, fearing her own mortality, the Mother bathed in the Pool of Knowledge and drank from the Font of Power, in hopes of remaining w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajneesh
Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 193119 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and later as Osho (), was an Indian Godman (India), godman, Mysticism, mystic, and founder of the Rajneesh movement. He was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader during his life. He Anti-religion, rejected institutional religions, insisting that spiritual experience could not be organized into any one system of religious dogma. As a guru, he taught a form of meditation called dynamic meditation and advocated that his followers live fully but without attachment, a rejection of traditional ascetic practices. In advocating a more progressive attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru". Rajneesh experienced a spiritual awakening in 1953 at the age of 21. Following several years in academia, in 1966 Rajneesh resigned his post at the University of Jabalpur and began trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba (Mastiff)
Aicama Zorba of La-Susa or Zorba (26 September 1981 – 1992) was a male Old English Mastiff who was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest and longest dog in the world. Life Zorba was bred by Mrs I. Prosser on 26 September 1981. His sire and dam were Stablemate's Bruno of Kisumu (American import) and Gildasan Valentine Daisy of Aicama. He was owned by Chris Eraclides of London, England. World records Zorba initially set the record of heaviest dog in September 1987 at . In November 1989, Zorba was recorded as weighing . Zorba stood at the shoulder and was from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. See also *Giant dog breed *List of individual dogs This is a list of individual famous actual dogs; for famous dogs from fiction, see List of fictional dogs. Actors Advertising * Axelrod, Basset Hound, appeared in commercials and print ads for Flying "A" Service Station advertisements in ... References {{Reflist Individual dogs 1981 animal births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba Paster
Robert Zorba Paster is a physician and radio show host. Paster was born on August 19, 1947, and raised in Chicago. He hosts a weekly radio call-in show on personal health issues called ''Zorba Paster on Your Health''. The show is produced by Wisconsin Public Radio, syndicated by the Public Radio Exchange, and is broadcast on public radio stations around the United States. The show's trademark is a lighthearted, humorous approach, made possible by Zorba's banter with his co-host, Tom Clark. The show's style is somewhat similar to National Public Radio's program, ''Car Talk'', providing callers both with good advice and kind-hearted ribbing. In addition to his weekly show for Wisconsin Public Radio, Paster provides weekly medical commentaries on WISC-TV in Madison and writes a column for the ''Wisconsin State Journal'' and other newspapers across the country. He is also the editor of ''TopHealth'', a monthly wellness letter with more than 1 million readers. Paster has writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorba (XQuery Processor)
Zorba is an open source query processor written in C++, implementing * several W3C XQuery and XML specifications and * the JSONiq language for processing JSON data. Zorba is distributed under Apache License, Version 2.0. The project is mainly supported by thFLWOR Foundation Oracle Corporation, Oracle, an28msec Specifications Zorba provides the implementation of the following W3C specifications: XQuery 1.0XQuery 3.0 XQuery Update Facility 1.0XQuery and XPath Full Text 1.0XML Syntax for XQuery 1.0XML SchemaXSL Transformations (XSLT)XSL Formatting Objects Zorba also provides implementations of: * JSONiq * #Scripting, Scripting Extension * #Data_Definition_Facility, Data Definition Facility Scripting Scripting Extension is an open specification that provides semantic for side-effects in XQuery or JSONiq programs. It also provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorik
Sorik ( hy, Սորիկ) is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking Endogamy, endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran .... References * * Populated places in Aragatsotn Province Yazidi populated places in Armenia {{Aragatsotn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
