Musicology Annotation << Back «Les Biches» by F. Poulenc: the vocal line in the context of the ideas of the ballet Natalia A. Golovnina The fi rst decades of the 20th century saw considerable changes in the ballet genre, with ideology, imagery, style and compositional structure undergoing a transformation. These are the aspects of Poulenc’s ballet "Les Biches" analyzed in this article. The vocal numbers play a special role, constituting a mini-cycle in its own right within the work. A peculiar synthesis of music and poetry observed in this work allows us to discuss the effect of cultural dialogue and genre interaction. Keywords: Les Biches, The Ballets Russes, the ballet with singing, neofolklorism in the ballet. Contacts: E-mail: rouk07@mail.ru Pp. 09-15.