Risto Kübar studied acting at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and had his first professional engagement at the Theater NO99 in Tallinn, Estonia starting in 2004. For his performance in “Orpheus steigt herab” under the direction of Sebastian Nübling he was named Young Actors of the Year by Theater heute in 2013. Starting with the 2014/15 season he has been associated with the Munich Kammerspiele, where he had already done the play “spectacular lightshows of which u don’t see the effect” in 2013 with Benny Claessens. The piece can be seen in 2016 at HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Starting with the 2015/16 season Risto Kübar is a permanent ensemble member at NTGent.