Burroughs pioneered mixed-media sound collage performances in 1965

Evidence

Burroughs was obviously familiar with Happenings and more. The sound collage—Schultz’s delirium juxtaposed with reportage on Vietnam and two air crashes—that concluded the mixed-media performance was greeted with “shock and nervous laughter.” — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 656

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to experimental documentary/collage traditions and to the reader’s interest in how artistic methods emerge from specific venues and audiences.