THOUSANDS of butterflies, a troop of dancers and the rock-god Doldrum greeted visitors to his lair on Portland .

Yesterday’s Battle for the Winds performance on Portland saw the search for Doldrum’s lair.

Visitors were led silently through the High Angle Battery on Portland guided by clusters of rare silver studded blue butterflies, made especially for the occasion by community groups on the Isle.

As people walked through the rugged area they were greeted by silent dancers who had their voices stolen by evil Doldrum.

They fluttered their painted blue hands like butterflies as they flitted around the area.

The story goes that Doldrum steals all the wind so as not to be eroded by it.

The performance featured many voices of residents of Portland, including butterfly enthusiast Chris Hornby, who said the performance was fantastic.

He said: “I thought it was excellent, absolutely brilliant – I really enjoyed it.

“I didn’t know how they would use the interview in the performance. I didn’t know anything about it until I came along and saw.”

He added: “It was good the way they had the different voices talking about Portland.”

The finale saw people faced with a silent, glaring Doldrum dressed in a long flowing robe with rocks clustered around it.

Director and producer Lorna Rees said it had been a very special project and she was looking forward to the final battle on Weymouth Beach.

n catherine.bolado@dorsetecho.co.uk