2004Nominee
Best Performance
A Belated Premiere
Alexander Shiryaev
Actor · Director
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
September 10, 1867
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1906Nominee
Best Director
Buffon Dance
1906Nominee
Best Director
Dance with a Ball
Career Highlights
1906Highlight
Best Director
Pierrot, Harlequin and a Ball
1906Highlight
Best Director
Pierrot-artists