Directing
Alexander Shiryaev
RU, XX cinema · 8 credits
Born
10 September 1867
Died
25 April 1941 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Also known as Aleksandr Širjaev · Aleksandr Viktorovič Širjaev · Alexander Victorovic Shiryaev · Alexandr Victorovic Shiryaev · Александр Викторович Ширяев · Aleksandr Shiryayev
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
A Belated Premiere
as Self (archive footage)
Комедиантка
1923
The Comediant Girl
as Skripochkin, choreographer
Танец дурака из балета Петипы Млада
1906
“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada
Actor, Director
Buffon Dance
Director, Animation