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| Le Dieu Bleu | |
|---|---|
 Nijinsky as The Blue God | |
| Choreographed by | Michel Fokine |
| Composed by | Reynaldo Hahn |
| Libretto by | Jean Cocteau Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa |
| Based on | Original story |
| Date of premiere | 13 May 1912 |
| Place of premiere | Théâtre du Châtelet Paris |
| Original ballet company | Diaghilev's Ballets Russes |
| Characters | The Young Man The Young Girl The Goddess The Blue God The High Priest The Drunken Temple Dancer |
| Designs by | Léon Bakst |
| Setting | India |
| Created for | Nijinsky |
| Genre | Mythology |
| Type | Neoclassical ballet |
Le Dieu Bleu (English: The Blue God) is a ballet in one act. Jean Cocteau and Federico de Madrazo y Ochoa wrote the story of the ballet. Reynaldo Hahn wrote the music. Michel Fokine designed the dances, and Léon Bakst designed the sets and costumes. The ballet was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet on 13 May 1912. It was a failure. Critics thought Nijinsky – the dancer for whom the ballet was designed – did more posing than dancing. Producer Sergei Diaghilev blamed Hahn's music for the failure. Le Dieu Bleu was staged three times in Paris in 1912 and three times in London in 1913. The ballet has not been revived.