Bio
BORDERLANDS is an arts collective and community that centers art and artists that represent Nepantla: the in-between, the neither-here-nor-there, the mixed, the two-sided, the two-spirited, and the otherwise intersectional. Based in New York City, Chicago, and the Rio Grande Valley, BORDERLANDS seeks to draw connections between the ancient and the contemporary, the spiritual and the physical, the indigenous and the alien by creating ’third culture’ with artists and community members. With roots in theatrical storytelling, BORDERLANDS’ work manifests as multi-media experiences that defy category. Current projects include GET TO THE POINTE (a ballroom fantasia about the invention of the pointe shoe), DAVID & THE APOCALYPSE (an exploration of love, art, and religion), TEJANX: THE EXPERIENCE (a celebration of Tejane music and culture), and the first-ever Spanish translation of Rogers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! told through the lens of Mexican vaquero culture and folklórico. BORDERLANDS was co-founded by Artistic Directors, Diego Alejandro González and William Carlos Angulo.
BIO / WHO WE ARE
DIEGO ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ [he.they.any] is an NYC-based director, choreographer, and theater-maker by way of the México-Texas border. Diego co-founded BORDERLANDS, a cultural arts company that centers NEPANTLA: the in-between. Diego was the SDCF Observer on Broadway's HADESTOWN. In Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, Diego was offered a directing residency at Mercury Store for Technique & LAB. Recent clients include: Theater Under The Stars, NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch Graduate MTWP, American Opera Project, Syracuse Drama, Village Light Opera Group, SDCF, The Drama League, Arts For Everybody/ONOP, Trinity Rep, The Team, Mercury Store, Dance Lab New York, Ars Nova, Signature Theater, NYTW, The MUNY, Musical Theater Factory, WP x Sol Project, The PUBLIC Theater (PUBLIC WORKS, Shakeaspeare in the Park), CNTR ARTS and theurbanX.org. Diego is a member of The Drama League’s 2023 Directors Project Cohort and an SDC Associate Member.
WILLIAM CARLOS ANGULO [he.they) is a director, choreographer, playwright, and arts educator based in New York City. His work in theater and dance has premiered in fifteen US states including Puerto Rico, as well as in Poland, France, Germany, Croatia, and Bosnia& Herzegovina. He created the first-ever professional training program at Goodman Theatre in Chicago and was an original instructor for Broadway Across Borders through the US Department of State. He created the NextGen Choreography Apprenticeship in partnership with DanceLab New York where he mentors gifted, young choreographers. He has choreographed forGrammy Award-winning recording artists like Breland, LOCASH, Florida Georgia Line, and more, and his choreography has been hash-tagged on TikTok andInstagram over 17 million times. He is creating two newBroadway musicals: HOMBRES and SHOUT SISTER SHOUT. He is a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and the Alliance of Latine Theatre Artists (ALTA).
