Ivan Khromov (1927-87) was a Soviet juggler, who graduated from the Russian State School of Circus Arts in 1946. In 1956, he won the Gold Medal at the 1st International Circus Festival of Warsaw and from 1957-62, he performed alongside his wife, Nina, and his younger brother, Evgeniy.
From 1962 onwards, Ivan continued to juggle in a solo act. You can read more about him and see lots of photos here, in this article by Esteban Velez:
https://www.juggle.org/ivan-khromov/
Here's the only known video of him and his wife, Nina performing in 1964:
https://youtu.be/xTcZ5RaIOUw?si=owNp672Keec6ovLQ
Here's a video of his equally, highly-skilled brother, Evgeniy, performing in 1964 on the TV series, Blue Light:
https://youtu.be/Ou_EmH9SUXk?si=zEKouDzV5Nd-HhkA
Here's a video I've found of Ivan, performing in a Soviet, comedy feature film called, Tiger Tamer, released in 1954. He's credited in the film as playing a sabre juggler. In this first clip, we see Ivan juggling 6 rings and then he does an 8 ring flash while bouncing a ball on his head. There are various snippets of others juggling in the background for about two more minutes. The woman juggling could well be Ivan's wife, Nina, though she is neither credited or uncredited in the movie (just a guess):
https://youtu.be/lQQeSdVjPeE?si=4gFihZ_UaupbXI58&t=2059
In this second clip, we see Ivan rapidly spinning and twirling a sabre for about 15 seconds:
https://youtu.be/lQQeSdVjPeE?si=kN5sOsTL61ZJbkh7&t=4709
Here's a second video that I've discovered Ivan performing in. This is a 1971 documentary called, Hello Russian Circus! Here we see Nina and Ivan in a much clearer video than the very first one.
https://youtu.be/CZNshvPV9fM?si=wj0Utcmhx-cdfPNr&t=321
From 1962 onwards, Ivan continued to juggle in a solo act. You can read more about him and see lots of photos here, in this article by Esteban Velez:
https://www.juggle.org/ivan-khromov/
Here's the only known video of him and his wife, Nina performing in 1964:
https://youtu.be/xTcZ5RaIOUw?si=owNp672Keec6ovLQ
Here's a video of his equally, highly-skilled brother, Evgeniy, performing in 1964 on the TV series, Blue Light:
https://youtu.be/Ou_EmH9SUXk?si=zEKouDzV5Nd-HhkA
Here's a video I've found of Ivan, performing in a Soviet, comedy feature film called, Tiger Tamer, released in 1954. He's credited in the film as playing a sabre juggler. In this first clip, we see Ivan juggling 6 rings and then he does an 8 ring flash while bouncing a ball on his head. There are various snippets of others juggling in the background for about two more minutes. The woman juggling could well be Ivan's wife, Nina, though she is neither credited or uncredited in the movie (just a guess):
https://youtu.be/lQQeSdVjPeE?si=4gFihZ_UaupbXI58&t=2059
In this second clip, we see Ivan rapidly spinning and twirling a sabre for about 15 seconds:
https://youtu.be/lQQeSdVjPeE?si=kN5sOsTL61ZJbkh7&t=4709
Here's a second video that I've discovered Ivan performing in. This is a 1971 documentary called, Hello Russian Circus! Here we see Nina and Ivan in a much clearer video than the very first one.
https://youtu.be/CZNshvPV9fM?si=wj0Utcmhx-cdfPNr&t=321
Here's an unusual one. A porcelain figure of the Soviet juggler, Ivan Khromov balancing a ball on his head. I don't think you'd recognise him from the photo. It's approximately £300 plus postage from Russia!
https://cozythings.ru/shop/farfor/zhongler-hromov/
