Throwing it back to one of the most singular things we’ve ever programmed.
Set across the parallel worlds of Melbourne and Sydney’s music scenes,
@content.net.au The Musical traced the story of young MCs navigating the mercurial Hip Hop underground. Micro-scenes, cultural tensions, hyper-local memes and scathing music industry takedowns all played out against the epic backdrop of
@whitebaypowerstation . Theatre, live music, 3D visual environments colliding into new forms that felt totally unprecedented - to our knowledge this is the first ever alt Aus Hip Hop musical (?). Featuring debut theatrical turns from
@yunghorsetranq @sidneyphillipz and
@4fe____ , scene pillars
@datuizm and
@_teether with sound by
@kuyaneil_ and visual design by
@passive.kneeling
Which brings us to now. On May 28, Passive Kneeling returns to the fold for SHORTWAVE × SOFT CENTRE at the
@sydneyoperahouse — a program of deep fried shorts, neural media and internet detritus, presented as part of
@vividsydney 2026. If you were in the room for The Musical, this one can’t be missed! Less than 50 tickets left. Link in bio
