Alexander Shiryaev
Russian ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer, founder of character dance in Russian ballet who served at the Mariinsky Theatre. Shiryaev was also a pioneering animation director who is credited with invention of stop motion animation.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1867-09-10 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Died
- 1941-04-25
Known for
- Buffon Dance (1906) — Director
- A Belated Premiere (2004) — Self (archive footage)
- “Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada (1906)
- The Comediant Girl (1923) — Skripochkin, choreographer
- Pierrot-artists (1906) — Director
- Birds in Flight (1905) — Director
- Dance with a Ball (1906) — Director
- Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball (1906) — Director