Alexander Shiryaev
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 10, 1867
- Died
- April 25, 1941
- Birthplace
- Saint 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.
Filmography
Dance with a Ball 1906
Director
“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada 1906
Actor, Director
Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball 1906
Director
Pierrot-artists 1906
Director
Buffon Dance 1906
Director, Animation
Birds in Flight 1905
Director
A Belated Premiere 2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Comediant Girl 1923
as Skripochkin, choreographer
Credits from TMDB.