Alexander Shiryaev

Directing · 1867–1941 · 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.

Known for

Dance with a Ball

1906 · Director

Pierrot-artists

1906 · Director

Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball

1906 · Director

Buffon Dance

1906 · Director

Directed

Dance with a Ball

1906 · Director

“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada

1906 · Director

Pierrot-artists

1906 · Director

Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball

1906 · Director

Buffon Dance

1906 · Director

Birds in Flight

1905 · Director

Acting

The Comediant Girl

1923 · Skripochkin, choreographer

“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada

1906