Alexander Shiryaev
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 10, 1867
- Died
- April 25, 1941 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- 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.
