American Repertory Ballet Artistic Director Douglas Martin. Photo © Peter Cook CriticalDance’s Jerry Hochman talks to American Repertory Ballet (ARB) Artistic Director Douglas Martin about the connections that he and the company have with the Joffrey Ballet when it was based in New York, the challenges of running a ballet company in the shadows of major companies in New York and Philadelphia, and his new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that premieres on February 26th. Martin is a tall, imposing looking man who bears a vague resemblance to Christopher Reeve. G Force 1 0 0 1 Cracked more. He’s soft-spoken, with a matching demeanor that belies an underlying impatience to get things done, to get them done his way, and to get them done expeditiously. JH: As I think you know, I saw my first performance of ARB several years ago, and didn’t know what to expect in terms of the choreography and the company’s dancers, and ended up enjoying the performance a great deal. Fujitsu Flash Mcu Programmer. I sat there at first wondering what I could write that would be gentle and non-judgmental to a relatively young and growing company, even though I’m aware that it has a 37-year history – and then you hit me with “Rite of Spring” and blew me away. DM: Well, thank you.