A magical place
After seven editions at Książ Castle, we invite you to the heart of Brzeg: the Renaissance City Hall on the Market Square and the Castle of the Silesian Piasts, known as the “Silesian Wawel”.
Brzeg’s beautiful Renaissance architecture brings history and tango together.
In 2027, we are opening a new chapter of Magic Castle Tango Marathon. Join us in Brzeg and dance in the magnificent setting of the Castle of the Silesian Piasts and the halls of City Hall.
MCTM 2027
magic and luxury
MAGIC CASTLE TANGO MARATHON brings together people who love tango, beauty and travel.
After seven editions in Książ, we invite you to the heart of Brzeg. Dancers from around the world will create a unique atmosphere, complemented by the character of the Castle of the Silesian Piasts and City Hall, while we take care of every detail to deliver an outstanding event.
Here is what we have prepared for you:
The MCTM team
Capturing the magic of the marathon
Dorota Pisula
My tango journey began during a holiday in beautiful, picturesque Bergamo, where I saw couples dancing tango. That was where I fell in love with the magic of tango and brought it together with my other love: photography. I like being close to the dancers, feeling the emotions between them and capturing their gestures, smiles and that mysterious abrazo. A quotation by Don McCullin about photography is particularly close to my heart: “Photography is not about looking, but about feeling. If you feel nothing about what you are looking at, you will never make people feel anything when they look at your photographs.” As Henri Cartier-Bresson said: “To photograph is to hold one’s breath, bringing all our faculties into play in the face of fleeting reality.” Photography lets me express my sensitivity to the world and preserve fleeting moments in a frame.
Ernest Winkowski
A tango and photography enthusiast, Ernest has been dancing for over 20 years: first salsa, and tango since 2009. He describes photography as his most devoted lover. Although he has repeatedly set it aside for other interests, it always returns to him and has been part of his life for many years. Ernest photographs the way he dances: with heart and commitment.
Krzysztof Erszman
I am a photographer who has spent years travelling to tango milongas, marathons and festivals, camera in hand, trying to capture what matters most in tango: emotion. I have been the official photographer at 18 marathons and festivals and countless milongas (seriously, I tried counting, but gave up at some point). I am proud to have posted 60,000 photographs on Facebook, along with hundreds of videos and reels, much to the delight of dancers and the despair of my hard drive. I have been photographing tango since 2018, and although I should have learnt to dance like a professional by now, I am still better at pressing the shutter than doing a gancho. I am from Warsaw, and you can find me both behind the lens and on the dance floor. I dance, take photographs and occasionally even talk. I love the emotions born in a tango embrace: that moment when the world stops, the music leads, and I try to capture it all in a single frame. Welcome to my world of tango through the lens!
Rafał Goral
Photographer, photography competition award winner and judge, president of the Edward Hartwig Lublin Photographic Society, and an Argentine tango enthusiast. He combines these interests through photography focused primarily on portraiture, capturing the subtle poses of tango dancers and the emotions reflected in their faces.