Without losing the element of surprise, Cooper undergoes his transformations in fairly clear view. I like to show a bit behind the scenes. They see that I'm real and this is not magic but practical ideas and simple methods, but when put all together it becomes theater magic. With a minimal set and standard lighting, his art merges pantomime with dance and storytelling to achieve a fluidity of movement and voice operating in sync, creating a rather arresting spectacle. In addition to revealing his techniques and the construction of his stilts, he encouraged enthused kids to try it for themselves, beginning with coffee cans strapped to the feet and moving on up.
Cooper is a family man with a natural penchant for teaching.
He is the opposite of an elitist artist. People have the fallacy, he believes, that there is a select group of artists and the rest of the people are spectators.