Alexander Shiryaev
Directing
- Born
- September 10, 1867 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Died
- April 25, 1941 (age 73)
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
Behind the camera6
- 1906Dance with a Ball Director
- 1906“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada Director
- 1906Buffon Dance Director, Animation
- 1906Pierrot-artists Director
- 1906Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball Director
- 1905Birds in Flight Director
Acting3
- 2004A Belated Premiere as Self (archive footage)
- 1923The Comediant Girl as Skripochkin, choreographer
- 1906