Definition of "avant-guard" []

• The vanguard or advanced body of an army. (noun)
• New and (usually) experimental; as, avant-guard music or film. (noun)

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• "James: (laughs) Amy Tobin was dark, and she was married to the only genius I ever worked with, Richard Foreman. (avant-guard theatre pioneer) They were separated and we were working together in Stratford and we started a little Guerrilla theatre which we conducted on the lawn before the performance."
• "We're probably going to model all future interviews after her avant-guard style."
• "Just have a listen to Keith Emerson's piano concerto below, or "The Endless Enigma", the first part of which would not sound out of place alongside works by 20th century avant-guard composers."