The RPA team are well trained in the RPA ethos, are qualified and/or are professional performance artists, are DBS checked, insured, receive appropriate safeguarding & Prevent training and are paediatric first aid trained. Our leaders meet every 6 weeks to ensure ongoing training and for a wellbeing, development and progress check in.

Fiona Da Silva-Adams – Founder & CEO & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Fiona Da Silva-Adams, or Fi, Founder & Managing Director, started Revolution Performing Arts (RPA) in 2007 with just four young people and is delighted to facilitate delivery of classes to 400 young people every week

Paul Da Silva-Adams – Director & Guitar Teacher
Paul was born and raised in Fairford. As a young boy Paul had a great childhood but never really had the opportunity to perform. Instead Paul took to playing the guitar with a dream of one day being able to play in front of an audience.

Pippa Eddolls – RPA Administration, Leader & Deputy DSL
I wear many hats, each one adding a unique dimension to my life and career. Singing is my first love and a true passion with my duo ‘Pip and the Bad Seed’. As a dance teacher, I have the privilege of sharing my love for movement and creativity with students of all ages. In addition to my creative pursuits, I work as an the administration assistant, where I bring organization and efficiency to the team.

Jim Stretton – RPA Leader
Jim is a trained Actor for the past 4 years, specialising in Film and TV. He has been lucky enough to be featured in a variety of popular TV shows such as; Dr Who, Casualty and This Country (his personal favourite). Jim loves to play sports in his down time and catch up on the latest movies at the cinema.

Rebecca Rocker – RPA Leader
I’ve loved performing arts from a very early age and I spent much of my childhood at dance classes. I graduated from Exeter University in 2011 with a first class BA(Hons) degree in Drama.

Ieva Delininkaiyte – RPA Leader
Yeva Deli is a graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where she earned her BA in Screen Acting.

Hello, my name is Isabelle but my students call me Izzy. I am 23 years old and originally from Swindon. I have many years of dance experience across various styles including Ballet, Contemporary, Street and Jazz.

Grace has always had a passion for performing arts since a young age and has trained in multiple different styles from lyrical/contemporary to hip hop and street dance.

Angel Da Silva-Adams – RPA Leader
Angel has been dancing since she was 2 years old when she started with ballet. She had been in RPA since she was very little and started in drama babes with her mum Fi.

Hi, I’m Gina. I am originally from Manchester but moved to Swindon for my degree in Musical Theatre at Wilkes Academy

Brodie Lee – RPA Leader
Brodie has been working for RPA nearly a year now. He attends commonweal 6th form for performing arts and has trained for many years at Tanwood and Julie Scott’s academy, where he has been in multiple musicals and dance shows himself.
However Brodies real passion is choreography. He has choreographed multiple shows and even the competition dance team at commonweal school.
His passion started from the age of 15 by running his own musicals club (all years) at Bradon Forest school , where he put on several concerts/shows as well as choreographing the main school musical.
He loves teaching and nurturing the younger generation and looks forward to continuing his work at RPA.