EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The Eugene Ballet Company has gone to court, saying that Ballet Idaho refused to turn over costumes it needed for performances of "The Sleeping Beauty."

The costumes are jointly owned by the two companies. But in its lawsuit filed last week, Eugene Ballet says the Boise-based troupe refused to ship the outfits to Oregon unless Eugene Ballet agreed to rent them or buy out Ballet Idaho's interest in them.

Eugene Ballet wanted the costumes for a series of performances that begin this Saturday. Ballet Idaho is not using the outfits this season, but is storing them. The lawsuit, which seeks $91,000, says Eugene Ballet was forced to spend nearly $20,000 at the last minute to create eight new costumes and modify others.

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