Robert Béla Wilhelm
My Story:
I was born of immigrant parents, and heard my first stories from my Slovak mother, and also my father's mother from Hungary.And though I tell tales from around the world, I am a traditional teller both in my style of telling, and in my choice of traditional folktales, myths, and legends for my repertory. I am not an actor, nor a writer, but a traditional Storyteller shaped by my Central European cultural heritage and my Roman Catholic religious tradition.

And, I am deeply grateful to his two mentors & dear friends:Wayne Rood of the Pacific School of Religion, and Jorge Rosner of the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.

I have been telling stories professionally for many years, and have been honored as a featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival. Over the years, I have narrated stories in many settings -- to as many as 5000 people in American convention halls. I have also spun tales with a few snow-bound Canadian Ojibway over a shared hunter's stew.I have woven stories for the storytelling Irish in their own land -- by the sight and sweet smell of an Irish cottage turf fire. And, most importantly, I have shared favorite stories with my nieces and nephews here at home.
about Kelly Wilhelm
Biography:

I received my doctorate (Th.D.) in the performing arts from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. My M.A. was in religious education from the Catholic University of America. My dissertation was on the craft & philosophy of storytelling. I held appointments at various colleges & universities, including the College of St. Catherine, Niagara University, and the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley.

While deeply influenced by Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, I recognize the important contribution of Gestalt psychology and therapy to his work in storytelling.


I am a religious artist, folklorist, and travel guide. My spirituality, rooted in his Catholic heritage, is broadly ecumenical, anchored in the classical humanism of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and atuned to other sacred storytelling traditions.
Sacred Storytelling Concerts

Choices: the Way of Life or the Way of Death
Gospel Quest for the Paradise of God's Blessing
Eucharist & Bread in the Lives of St. Francis & St. Clare
Treasures Hidden in the Kingdom of God
Advent Storytelling for Christmas
Celtic Storytelling for St. Patrick's Day
Cultural Storytelling Concerts

Germany: Parsifal's Quest for the Holy Grail
Scotland: Feminine & Masculine
Wales: Stories of Goddesses & Tricksters
Ireland: Tales of Tir-na-nOg, the Other World
Iceland: "Luck" -- Seeking Our Good Fortunes
Italy: Francis & Clare: God's Holy Fools
Armenia: Journey to the Land of Paradise
Russia: Tolstoy on the Way of Life & the Way Death
America: Outwitting the Devil & Death
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