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Alexander Shiryaev
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10 Sept 1867
† 25 Apr 1941
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.
Also Known As
Aleksandr Širjaev, Aleksandr Viktorovič Širjaev , Alexander Victorovic Shiryaev, Alexandr Victorovic Shiryaev, Александр Викторович Ширяев
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