Directing
Alexander Shiryaev
1867 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
8 films
Bio
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
The Comediant Girl1923
The Comediant Girl
Skripochkin, choreographer
Dance with a Ball
Director
A Belated Premiere
Self (archive footage)
Buffon Dance
Director
“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada1906
“Fool’s Dance” from Petipa's Mlada
Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball
Director
Pierrot-artists
Director
Birds in Flight1905
Birds in Flight
Director