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Alexander Shiryaev
Born
10 September 1867
Died
25 April 1941
Place
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Directing

Alexander Shiryaev

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.

As director

Buffon Dance

Buffon Dance

1906 · Director
Pierrot-artists

Pierrot-artists

1906 · Director
Dance with a Ball

Dance with a Ball

1906 · Director

“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada

1906 · Director
Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball

Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball

1906 · Director

Birds in Flight

1905 · Director

As actor

A Belated Premiere

A Belated Premiere

2004 · Self (archive footage)

The Comediant Girl

1923 · Skripochkin, choreographer

“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada

1906