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Aleksandr Shiryaev

Dancer (Mariinsky and Ballets Russes), pioneer of film and animation

Born 1867 · Saint PetersburgDied 1941Soviet UnionRussian Empire
Aleksandr Shiryaev
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Aleksandr Shiryaev was a Soviet ballet dancer, dancer and ballet master, born in 1867 in Saint Petersburg, who died in 1941.

Biography

Alexander Viktorovich Shiryaev (Russian: Александр Викторович Ширяев; 10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1867 – 25 April 1941) was a 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 the invention of stop motion animation.

From the Wikipedia article “Alexander Shiryaev”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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