Alexander Shiryaev
Directing
- Born
- 1867-09-10
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Died
- 1941-04-25
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.
