Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 10, 1867
Died
Apr 25, 1941
Place of Birth
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Credits
8 titles
Alexander Shiryaev
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
2004
Movie
1923
Movie
1906
Movie
1906
Movie
1906
Movie
1906
Movie
1906
Movie
1905
Movie
A Belated Premiere
Self (archive footage)
The Comediant Girl
Skripochkin, choreographer
Dance with a Ball
Director
“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada
Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball
Director
Buffon Dance
Director
Pierrot-artists
Director
Birds in Flight
Director