Famous Greek Composer, Theodorakis died in 2021 but he was born in 1925. Famous for the score for “Zorba the Greek” he achieved much more. Compositions borrow from Pablo Neruda, and Brendan Behan and include many film scores as well as orchestrals. Greek Nobel prize winners whose poetry may have otherwise been restricted to a narrow audience were popularised through his music. Gaoled, and tortured he never surrendered his beliefs. Overtly political he related his oeuvres to the people adding the bouzouki – an instrument banned by Greek dictatorships for its refugee working class roots. The course traces much of Mikis’ life and contributions.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Brief outline of Theodorakis’ life
• Theodorakis’ work in popularising poetic works, writing screen filmscores, representing political issues such as the Holocaust, Greek Resistance, Chile under the Junta
• Theodorakis’ personal politics

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Recognise the aspects of Theodorakis’ life that made him famous