Alexander Shiryaev
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 10, 1867, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Died
- April 25, 1941
- Movies
- 9
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2004 | A Belated Premiere | Self (archive footage) |
| 1923 | The Comediant Girl | Skripochkin, choreographer |
| 1906 | “Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1906 | Dance with a Ball | Director |
| 1906 | “Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada | Director |
| 1906 | Buffon Dance | Director |
| 1906 | Pierrot-artists | Director |
| 1906 | Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball | Director |
| 1905 | Birds in Flight | Director |
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