Robert Stelmach, a.k.a. Max Tell
214 - 14990 North Bluff Road
White Rock, BC V4B 3E4
Home phone: 604 538-9466
Email: Robert Stelmach
Website: www.maxtell.ca
Max Tell has over 25 years of experience as a storyteller for children in schools, libraries and at festivals. During the early 90s he had five extensive tours of Asia, in addition to storytelling festivals in Singapore and Australia. He has appeared numerous times at the Vancouver Storytelling Festival and the Vancouver International Children's Festival. In 2009, he performed at the Kansas Storytelling Festival, and for the Bellingham Storytellers Guild, in Kansas and Washington, respectively.
Before launching his career as a storyteller, Max toured Northern Ontario for 5 years as an actor in children's theatre. Most recently, he has had 3 highly successful storytelling tours of Ontario in as many years, 3 Summer Reading Club tours of BC Library Systems, and in the fall of 2009 a 3 week tour of Brazil sponsored by Dream On Productions of Argentina.
Max is not only a storyteller, but also strives to inspire new tellers and new listeners to the fascinating world of story. Over the years, he has edited the Vancouver Society of Storytelling Newsletter. He has conducted many storytelling workshops for both children and adults including: Act the Story and Making Stories Come Alive. And his articles on storytelling have appeared in The Vancouver Society of Storytelling Newsletter, the BC Library Association's Yaacing, and NSN's Storytelling Magazine.
Max has always been inspired by stories and is honoured to excite children of all ages to the wonders and magic of the spoken word.
R E S U M E: Short List
Experience
4 week Tour of Colombia, 2010
3 week Tour of Brazil, 2009
Hundreds of schools, libraries, and festivals, Canada, USA, Asia, and South America, 1986-2009
The Vancouver Storytelling Festival, Vancouver, BC, 1991-93, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008 & 2009
Kansas Storytelling Festival, Downs, Kansas, USA, 2009
Bellingham Storytellers Guild, Bellingham, Washington, USA, 2009
Spirit of the Sea Festival, White Rock, BC, 2007, 2009
Langley Children's Festival, Fort Langley, BC, 2009
Summer Dreams Literary Festival, Vancouver, BC, 2007-09
1001 Nights, Storytellers School of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2009
Canscaip and Ontario Library Association Book Launch, Toronto, ON, 2009
Summer Reading Club Tour, Vancouver and Vancouver Island Public Libraries, BC, 2009
Summer Reading Club Tour, Fraser Valley Public Libraries, BC, 2008
Summer Reading Club Tour, Okanagan Public Libraries, BC, 2007
The Vancouver International Children's Festival, Vancouver, BC, 1992, 2005-2007
5 Asian Tours, 1991-95
Radio Appearances & Aired
CHLY 101.7 Sweet Dreams, Nanaimo, BC, 2009
CJTR 91.3 FM, Story Emporium, Regina, SK, 2009
Workshops
Making Stories Come Alive, Mighty Peace Teacher's Convention, Grand Prairie, AB, 2009
Making Stories Come Alive, TA Conference for Special Needs, Grand Prairie, AB, 2009
Making Stories Come Alive, North Vancouver Teachers Assoc. Conference, N. Vancouver, BC, 2009
Articles
Breaking the Story Barrier, Yaacing, BC Library Association (BCLA), Winter 2009
Make the Stories You Tell Your Own, Yaacing, BCLA, Summer 2009
Storytelling for the Young Adult Classroom, English Practice, the Journal of the B.C. Teachers of English Language Arts, Fall, 2008
Education
TESOL Certificate to teach English as a Second Language, Vancouver Community College, 2002
Creative Writing, the Banff School of Fine Arts, under W. O. Mitchell, Banff, AB, 1978
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 1972
Jan 2010
