John Mughobi Sagatti

Tanzania

John Mughobi Sagatti was born in 1970 in Dodoma, Tanzania. He is a graduate of the University of Dar es Salaam, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and Music. John also holds a National Diploma in Arts from the Bagamoyo College of Arts.

John has been actively involved in numerous artistic productions and performances as an actor, producer, audio and lighting technician, stage and set designer, performer, tutor, presenter and facilitator.

For the past 14 years he has been acting in UNDP/RTD’s (Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam) educational production entitled Twende na Wakati. The production has won four global awards in recognition of its role as an educational programme that focuses on advocacy for change in reproductive health and HIV and AIDS issues.

John also has extensive experience and knowledge in the field of audio and lighting for theatre and studio works. He has a strong passion for teaching and developing skills related to the arts.

His desire is to work with children and the youth. He has a particular penchant for jazz, music education and Theatre in Education (TIE), especially children’s theatre.

For the past three years, John has been teaching at Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo – TaSUBa (The Institute of Arts and Culture, Bagamoyo).

He is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Dramatic Arts – Applied Drama, through the Drama for Life Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand.