COAC 2023: order of performance of the second day of the preliminary phase of the Carnival of Cádiz

after the day of inauguration of the Official Contest of Carnival Groups (COAC) of Cádiz in 2023, with the first day of the preliminary phase, comes the second. For two weeks, the Gran Teatro Falla hosts between seven and eight groups every day to show what they have been working on in recent months, in order to achieve the highest possible score. This Sunday the Cadiz coliseum reopens its doors so that, starting at 8:30 p.m., the summoned groups for today begin to give the show.

COAC 2023: order of performance today, January 22

This first phase of the COAC, preliminary, is the qualifying phase in which the 131 groups that have signed up for the Cádiz Carnival contest show their cards. From Saturday, January 21, it runs until February 4, and every day between seven and eight groups will release their repertoire at the Gran Teatro Falla in Cádiz. Each of the groups has around half an hour to interpret their repertoire, giving rise to days that always exceed five hours. But what five hours! Here you can check the complete schedule of the preliminary phase of the COAC of 2023, with the order of the performances of each of the days from yesterday until the day the qualifying phase ends.

How does the COAC scoring system work?

Before each of the performances, which last about half an hour each, the jury table receives a score sheet which are filled out ‘in situ’ during the performance: the jury’s deliberation is secret and once the performance is over, the completed form is delivered to the secretary of the jury. During the preliminary phase, all the repertoires of chirigotas, comparsas, choirs and quartets must be unpublished, both in type, lyrics and music.

Based on the scores obtained in the preliminary phase, a total of 56 groupings of the 131 that participate will advance to the quarterfinal phase. Once they reach this phase, the groups start their scoring from 0, that is, it is in the quarterfinal phase that the “point drag” begins. The repertoire in the quarterfinal phase is different to that of the qualifying phase, with a few small exceptions, but the music and type can be the same as in the preliminary.

Once the scores are added, a maximum of 32 groups will pass to the semifinal phase: here the points already begin to be added to those obtained in the quarterfinals. A maximum of four carnival groups will pass to the final for each of the four modalities, until adding 16 groups. Once the final phase is over, “the jury’s decision will be made public, which will comply in any case with what is established in these bases and which will be unappealable”, as can be read in the regulations set for this year. The first prizes of each modality they are required to participate in the COAC awards gala.

Where can you see today’s COAC performances live?

The tickets to be able to go to the Gran Teatro Falla in Cádiz to see any of the performances of the preliminary phase of the COAC have been sold out since the day they went on sale. Those of the following phases have not yet been released, although they are expected to sell out very quickly, shortly after going on sale. Of course, thanks to Onda Cádiz Carnival you can see all the performances of the preliminary phase, as well as those of the quarterfinals and the semifinal, although the final is usually not possible to watch live.