FARMINGTON — Master storyteller Michael Cooper, a native of Chesterville, uses hand-sculpted masks, whimsical characters, virtuosic mime and stilt-walking to tell original stories of courage and wonder.

His masks, created out of paper, fabric or wood can take up to 300 hours each to design and complete. His subjects include “The Baby,” “The Wind,” “The Dog,” “The Fish” and “The Nose.”

Cooper will bring his physical repertoire — ranging from the madcap to the sublime — to Lincoln Auditorium in the Roberts Learning Center at the University of Maine at Farmington on Saturday, Oct. 15.

A graduate of Goddard College in peace studies, Cooper studied mime for six years with master mime teachers Tony Montanaro of Celebration Barn in South Paris and Etienne Decroux of Paris, France. He has entertained audiences of all ages worldwide with his astute observations of everyday life, quick wit and surprising story twists for almost 30 years.

“I think every human being has creativity. I’m really out to help people explore that,” Cooper has said.

The performance, presented by the Arts Institute of Western Maine, will begin at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 16 and younger. Tickets available at Everyday Music. Best parking is on the lower level of Roberts Learning Center off Main Street, or vicinity street parking. For more information, call 778-3722.

Michael Cooper as a chicken