Alexander Shiryaev

Born: 1867-09-10

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.


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A Belated Premiere

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-30

A prominent Russian ballet dancer and teacher Alexander Shiryaev had another talent hidden for...

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