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Thus, the avant-garde choreographers have extended the scope of materials available for dance composition.

But, since they have rejected both narrative and emotional continuity, how are they to unify the impressive array of materials at their disposal??

Some look deliberately to devices used by creators in the other arts and apply corresponding methods to their own work.

Others, less consciously but quite probably influenced by the trends of the times, experiment with approaches that parallel those of the contemporary poet, painter, and musician.