Anyone who follows flamenco in this town is well acquainted with local maven Rosario Ancer’s exotic story of discovering the art form in Spain, by way of her homeland of Mexico. From Tuesday (April 29) to May 3, she brings it all to the Roundhouse Community Arts Centre stage in her most personal and ambitious dance work to date. Mis Hermanas Thicker Than Water: My Sisters and I is a trip back through time, to her years growing up in Mexico with seven female siblings, dreaming of being a dancer, finally travelling to Spain, and then making her way to Vancouver. The choreographer has honed the story line with Touchstone Theatre artistic director Katrina Dunn and uses live music, sound effects, still photos, and video. She’s also brought in performers from as far away as Montreal, Mexico, and Spain. This is flamenco as you’ve never seen it: the jackhammering feet, rhythmic guitars, and clacking castanets blended with all the costumes, plot, and production effects of theatre.