Alexander Shiryaev

Known for Directing

Alexander Shiryaev's portrait

Details

Birthday: September 10, 1867

Deathday: April 25, 1941

Place of birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Biography

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.