... Spectacular dancing with raw passion, powerful pauses, emotive gestures, and stunning stage mastery. Forbidden got a standing ovation and announced itself as a potential gamechanger for Indian dance.
EasternEye, UK / 2023 ( rating)

... Earnest and sensitive albeit frank... Heady, hazy and sometimes unsettling... a refined but radical image...
The Guardian, UK / 2023 ( rating)

Marvelous performer who commands the stage throughout... she dances with great passion, sometimes with ferocity. With abandon too... exceptional performer. Quite compelling in every way. Every moment is imbued with meaning. Even the stillness seems charged.
Seeing Dance, UK / 2023

Climate of intense, warm sensuality pervades this one-woman show... We leave the theatre imbued with that powerful sensuality...
Culture Whisper, UK / 2023

... Majestic hypnotic movements... intimate, urgent and deeply sensual... Mangaldas makes a mastery of the stage...
The Review Hub, UK / 2023

...Precise and intricate movements are immaculately controlled. The imagery was undeniably beautiful throughout... a thought-provoking and visually impressive work...
A Youngish Perspective, UK / 20-23

... A captivating experience... erupts in energetic brilliance... demonstrating her awe-inspiring control while creating an impactful picture... Mangaldas certainly commands the space.
The Straits Times, Singapore / 2023

Dancers are said to be ‘The window to the society’, it is their moral responsibility to show what is happening, what is not happening, what can be spoken or what cannot be spoken. Kathak exponent Aditi Mangaldas is one such artist who from the start of her illustrious dance career has been speaking of the unspoken and this time she has hit the nail on its head with her show Forbidden, which speaks of female sexual desires, a topic which is always suppressed, hidden and often disgraced in the world at large.
Sandip Soparrkar, Life & More

Shattering glass ceilings, breaking boundaries and delivering path-breaking performances have defined the dance journey of Aditi Mangaldas. Instead of dwelling on past achievements or being satisfied with her incredible body of work, the forward-thinking Indian Kathak maestro is continuing to have a fearless approach. That is why her forthcoming show Forbidden will be one of this year’s great dance events.
Asjad Nazir, EasternEye UK