Alexander Shiryaev
- Directing
- September 10, 1867 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- April 25, 1941
Biography
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
Filmography
- A Belated Premiere · Self
- The Comediant Girl · Skripochkin, choreographer
- Dance with a Ball · Director
- “Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada · Director
- Buffon Dance · Director, Animation
- Pierrot-artists · Director
- Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball · Director
- Birds in Flight · Director