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​​Harriet Waghorn is a London-based interdisciplinary artist, director, choreographer, dancer and writer whose work investigates human chemistry, intimacy, story, and context. Her practice bridges live performance, film, digital art, critical thinking and emerging digital platforms, creating hybrid forms of storytelling through her pioneering movement language that fuses contemporary dance and ballroom with research-driven, raw storytelling.

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Waghorn has performed and presented work at leading art and performance spaces including Tate Modern, Serpentine Gallery, Zaha Hadid Roca Gallery, the Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells, and the Young Vic. Her projects have also been showcased internationally through collaborations with Netflix, BFI, Sky Arts, Vice, Nowness, and Opera North, and her viral dance films Abaddon and Edifice have collectively amassed over 12 million views. She has worked with artists including Michaela Cole, Raff Law, and Sadie Frost, and brands including Adidas and The Savoy, London.

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Currently, Waghorn is exploring the intersection of dance, art, and digital platforms, translating movement and story into interactive installations and digital artworks. Her work is deeply rooted in human connection, intimacy, and touch, examining the necessity of physical chemistry and presence in an increasingly technological world. Rather than avoiding the tension between flesh, mind, and digital evolution, she investigates alternatives to binary conceptions of human beings versus technology, drawing on practices including Spiritual Intimacy and Buddhist philosophy to inform her work.

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Trained in Art History and active in dance for over 15 years, Waghorn continues to push the boundaries of movement, narrative, and emerging digital practices, positioning herself at the forefront of cross-disciplinary innovation in contemporary performance and art. She is also co-founder and co-artistic director of EDIFICE, an immersive dance theatre company.

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In recognition of her contributions to dance, Waghorn was nominated for the Women in Dance Leadership Award (2022) and awarded one of three prestigious places with Akram Khan Company for Artistic Development in choreography (2021).