ALEXANDER SHIRYAEV
Alexander Shiryaev
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: September 10, 1867
Deathday: April 25, 1941
Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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.
Filmography
Starring
2004·
A Belated PremiereSelf (archive footage)
1923·
The Comediant GirlSkripochkin, choreographer
Production
Director
Director
1906·
Dance with a BallDirector
1906·
Pierrot-artistsDirector
1906·
Buffon DanceAnimation, Director
1905·
Birds in FlightDirector