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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1867-09-10 (157 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

Alexander Shiryaev

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.

Known For

Acting

2004

A Belated Premiere as Self (archive footage)

Directing

1906

Buffon Dance as Director
Pierrot-artists as Director

Visual Effects

1906

Buffon Dance as Animation