Alexander Shiryaev
Directing1867Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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
Credits
8
2004A Belated PremiereMovieas Self (archive footage)
1923The Comediant GirlMovieas Skripochkin, choreographer
1906Dance with a BallMovieDirector- 1906“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's MladaMovieDirector
1906Buffon DanceMovieDirector · Animation
1906Pierrot-artistsMovieDirector
1906Pierrot, Harlequin and a BallMovieDirector- 1905Birds in FlightMovieDirector