Which ballet company staged Le Train Bleu, for which Coco Chanel designed costumes?

Le Train Bleu was staged by the Ballets Russes, the influential Russian ballet company founded and directed by Sergei Diaghilev. Coco Chanel designed the costumes for the ballet, which premiered in Paris in 1924.

Le Train Bleu was created by an international artistic team. Jean Cocteau wrote the scenario, Bronislava Nijinska choreographed it, and Darius Milhaud composed the music. Pablo Picasso created the curtain design, while Chanel’s costumes reflected fashionable sportswear and leisure clothing.

The ballet was set in a resort atmosphere and drew on modern beach and sporting culture rather than traditional fairy-tale themes. Chanel’s involvement showed how her ideas extended beyond boutiques into theatre and performance design.

Le Train Bleu is sometimes confused with Chanel’s later Hollywood costume work. It was a European avant-garde ballet project, not an American film production.