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Alexander Shiryaev

Alexander Shiryaev

Director · born 10 September 1867 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

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.

Where to start: Dance with a Ball (1906).

As director 6

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