Man’s Search for Meaning: A Symposium on Viktor Frankl Session 2
“Man’s Search for Meaning,” an immersive theatrical experience featuring the writer and actor Christopher Domig
This symposium will explore the life, ideas, and continued relevance of the oft-overlooked Jewish intellectual and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, borne out of his experience of the Holocaust, has had a profound yet underappreciated influence on a wide variety of disciplines and on generations of readers. The symposium, in the spirit of the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis, encourages the Fairfield community to reflect upon their search for meaning in a disorienting time of rapid technological, societal and political change. Through lectures, performance, and conversation, this symposium will bring scholars, medical practitioners, religious leaders, artists and others together through interdisciplinary and interfaith dialogue.
Blending Frankl's harrowing journey through Nazi concentration camps with Domig’s own reflections and interactive moments with the audience, the play becomes a powerful exploration of resilience, love, and the search for meaning in the face of suffering. Through raw storytelling and audience engagement, Man's Search for Meaning challenges us to reflect on our own lives and choices, offering a profound reminder of the human spirit's capacity to endure and find purpose, even in the darkest times. CHRISTOPHER J. DOMIG (Performer, Co-Writer and Co-Creator) is an actor, writer, collaborator, and the Artistic Director of NYC’s award-winning Sea Dog Theater.
Hosted by the Humanities Institute, Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, Kanarek Center for Palliative Care and Nursing Education, and the Dean of Meditz College of Arts and Sciences. The organizers are grateful to Robin Bennett Kanarek for her generous support.
Monday, March 2nd 7:30 pm
Media Center, Studio A.
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