Local News in Brief : Irvine : Oakland Troupe to Do Only Excerpts of Ballet

The Oakland Ballet will dance excerpts from choreographer Bronislava Nijinska’s “Les Biches” rather than the complete ballet as had been announced by UC Irvine, according to a spokeswoman for the dance troupe.

The performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday as part of the Cocteau Centenary Festival at UC Irvine.

Oakland marketing director Millie Mitchell noted that the ballet is a last-minute substitution for the originally announced Nijinska “Le Train Bleu,” a ballet the company had been rehearsing but had to withdraw over disputes about ownership rights.