Working together over a four-year period, according to the program notes, the two came to understand and even use each other's quite different choreographic processes.

For me," he explained, "such work is an important part of the choreographic process.

He does this by bringing them into the choreographic process.

IT takes a certain amount of guts for a choreographer, especially a cerebral one, to invite an audience into the choreographic process.

"Bagne's" choreographic process began with the bungee jump that became its climax.

His choreographic process is also very unique - function causing form.

One part of Mr. Welch's choreographic process has remained constant.

"I go in knowing how it begins, and the steps," she said of her choreographic process.

The postmodern choreographic process may reflect the following elements:

This time I'm beginning with an alternative space in mind for this piece, and then I will build up the choreographic process.