was included in the New Cinema Festival (also known as the Expanded Cinema Festival), an extensive series of multimedia productions in New York presented by Jonas Mekas and featuring the work of such artists as Robert Rauschenberg and Claes Oldenburg. Mekas was impressed with MacLise, writing in the Village Voice, "The first three programs of the New Cinema Festival – the work of Angus McLise [sic], Nam June Paik, and Jerry Joffen [sic] – dissolved the edges of this art called cinema into a frontiersland mystery." MacLise's entry also made a lasting impression on the playwright Richard Foreman, who praised it years later in an interview. According to Sterling Morrison, Andy Warhol's multimedia shows (Andy Warhol Uptight and the Exploding Plastic Inevitable) were based on similar works by MacLise and Heliczer, which they called "ritual happenings." References External links Angus Maclise AllMusic bio The Life and Art of the Velvet Underground’s First Drummer - Illustrated feature on Dreamweapon exhibit. Video clip. Video clip. Angus MacLise Sound Recordings at Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Finding aid to Angus MacLise papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 1938 births 1979 deaths Musicians from Bridgeport, Connecticut American avant-garde musicians American expatriates in Greece American expatriates in India American rock drummers Tuberculosis deaths in Nepal The Velvet Underground members 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis American rock percussionists American expatriates in Nepal American expatriates in France American expatriates in Canada American calligraphers American male composers American occultists Bongo players 20th-century American poets 20th-century American composers Tabla players Cimbalom players Tambourine players 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 20th-century American male musicians Locust Music artists Sub Rosa Records artists Siltbreeze Records artists