-THE TTA TEAM-
WHO WORKS
AT THE ARCHIVE?
We're Daniel & Phoenix- more information on us below!
The Archive, however, is a product of so many talented, generous, hard-working people.
From the artists who worked with Daniel back in the 80s and 90s, to everyone who has helped behind-the-scenes to get the Archive to where it is right now to be shared with the world - you know who you are and we are so grateful for your help bringing this project alive to share - thank you.
DANIEL
TRENNER
ACCIDENTAL ARCHIVIST,
FOUNDER & TANGO REVIVALIST
Starting in 1997, Daniel spent more than 12 years regularly visiting Buenos Aires. During that time, he studied with just about every teacher he could find and led 1500+ dancers on the first Tango tours while producing instructional videos with Milongueros.
While on tour, Daniel filmed interviews, Milongas, workshops, special private lessons, and parties. Today he has thousands of hours of footage from this period, mostly on VHS and Hi8 tapes. Since 2010, he has been slowly working to preserve this library by digitizing and cataloging this aging material.
Learn more about Daniel and his lifelong endeavours on his website.
PHOENIX
WYATT
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ORGANIZER & EDUCATOR
While Phoenix grew up dancing, they began formally studying Argentine tango at Hampshire College in 2012, and apprenticed with Daniel Trenner 2015-2017. Over the last decade, Phoenix has studied tango in Massachusetts, California, New York, Havana, and Mexico. In addition to working on the Tango Archive, they are currently developing practices in fusion and contact tango.
Outside of tango, Phoenix also teaches Cuban rueda de casino and practices a wide range of improvisational social dance. Phoenix spends their freetime artmaking and dreaming up transformative learning structures. Professionally, their energy has been focused on multicultural perspective building, historical pluralisation preservation, multilingual and informal education, and critical reflective practices. Phoenix completed their M.Ed. in international education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and B.A. in critical inquiry at Hampshire College.
HAZEL ROY
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT & LONGTERM VOLUNTEER
Hazel is a lifelong music lover who’s been helping Daniel in various ways since the 2000s. She fell in love with tango through volunteering in the offices during the height of the Bridge to the Tango Catalogue’s distribution. Hazel has over 30 years of administrative community project administration ranging from grassroots initiatives to promote voter rights and education to behind-the-scenes management of dance and music events.
Being one of the longest contributors to the Archive Project, Hazel is excited to see what the future holds for Trenner’s Tango Archive.
